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dlsdawg
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 Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 10:23 am help on index.cgi |
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I'm working on a site located at http://www.goldenmeadowsparks.com/ It's written all in CGI and is running just fine. I need to make edits on the map page for the directions. I loaded the file into Notepad and edited the directions. Saved everything then uploaded it to the hosting server. Their is an index.cgi file locatin in the root as well as in the site folder. Since the site is displaying after the upload. I thought everything uploaded with out any errors.
The problem that I get is the text changes are not displaying and I have looked at the rest of the files on the site and can't find a reason for it not to be displaying the new information.
I hope one of you here can shed some information on this problem...
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PayneLess Designs
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| Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 5:26 pm |
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Sorry. hard to tell what the problem is as don't have a reference point as to the old versus the new edits. The link to home page looks fine to me.  Only problems I see are coding errors.
CSS Errors (7)
HTML Errors (29 Errors, 3 warnings)
So, unless you can grab me by the ear and put my nose right into the problem, I'm at a lost. |
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dlsdawg
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| Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:00 pm CGI is not for beginners...LOL |
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Sorry. hard to tell what the problem is as don't have a reference point as to the old versus the new edits. The link to home page looks fine to me. Only problems I see are coding errors.
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WOW! on all of the errors...
I found the cause of my edits to the index.cgi The original developer has this thing redundently coded. Like on the direction on the map page, is in there twice. So once I found that out it was easy to edit what I needed. The sad part to all of this, the lady who hired me to work on the site back in May, never provided the domain or hosting account info until the end of first week of August. The property owner is ticked off and blamed me instead of the property manager...
Now I see why I need to be using a contract for doing web design. It protects me when the delays are the fault of someone else. Now to do some damage control and or just walk away and say screw it....LOL
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PayneLess Designs
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| Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 2:34 am |
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| You're welcome. Yep. sometimes it just isn't worth all the crap you get when things are not your fault, but you're blamed any way. Glad you got it straightened out. Be sure to validate often to check your code errors. |
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dlsdawg
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| Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 7:56 pm |
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| You're welcome. Yep. sometimes it just isn't worth all the crap you get when things are not your fault, but you're blamed any way. Glad you got it straightened out. Be sure to validate often to check your code errors. |
Sure glad I dumped that site, it was a total mess. She wanted me to work in her office. Two problems with that beside, not having my computer. She smokes like crazy and has dialup internet. I was also the third designer they had in 18 months. Seems she like to fire people and not pay them...
Also thanks for the heads up on validating the site code. I seldom so that....
Thanks Again
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PayneLess Designs
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| Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 5:15 am |
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| You are very welcome. Bet your stress level went down. |
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dlsdawg
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| Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 2:03 pm |
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| PayneLess Designs wrote: |
| You are very welcome. Bet your stress level went down. |
Oh my yes, by 1000%, I was never so happy to get rid of that site and to no longer deal with that lady...LOL
My next project was originaly written with Yahoo Site builder. The people like the site. All I see are headaches and layer after layers of endless code that has to go. The easy way out would for me is to start from scratch and using all of the current elements with all new code. I thought about using Frames, but I think they have disadvantages with search engines. I do like the idea of building the site navigation only once....LOL
One more weird question, I need to edit a ASP contact form that I wrote a while back. (Funny thing is it works and I like have zero ASP knowledge). The site that I need to use is on has front page extentions and is hosted on a Linux server. Once completed is their an easy way to convert my ASP code to work with PHP?
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PayneLess Designs
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| Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 3:39 pm |
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| dlsdawg wrote: |
| One more weird question, I need to edit a ASP contact form that I wrote a while back. (Funny thing is it works and I like have zero ASP knowledge). The site that I need to use is on has front page extentions and is hosted on a Linux server. Once completed is their an easy way to convert my ASP code to work with PHP? |
I would think that depends on how versed you are in translating it from ASP tp PHP. A lot easier to just make a new contact form with PHP. Less work. If you have paid hosting site, usually there is a Form Maker utility in the Control Panel. The form processor is already installed and all you have to do is insert the URL to it inside the form's action="" attribute. I usually do my own with bells and whistles if needed. |
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dlsdawg
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| Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 7:41 am asp to php |
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| I would think that depends on how versed you are in translating it from ASP tp PHP. A lot easier to just make a new contact form with PHP. Less work. If you have paid hosting site, usually there is a Form Maker utility in the Control Panel. The form processor is already installed and all you have to do is insert the URL to it inside the form's action="" attribute. I usually do my own with bells and whistles if needed. |
I do not have a lot of experience with ASP, I'm taking a class in Web Application development using ASP this semester in school. I don't know enough about either ASP or PHP to convert it. The hosting company is still like in the middle ages. To make most any change even to email, the company does it for you.
The hosting company is techwarrior.net it's not even a 24/7 company. When ever I start a new site fron scratch, I use Go Daddy (they are local to me).
I guess I will check with the company to see it they offer the Form Maker utility in PHP.
Other wise, it will be a freebie PHP form and rewrite it to what I need for the site...
Thanks again for your help and input...
Take Care
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PayneLess Designs
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