Contributed Programs

WWWBoard 2.0

Last Updated: November 4, 1998

1. Installation
2. Documentation
3. Administration

Installation

To install WWW Board 2.0 scripts, telnet to your Virtual Server and do the following:

1. Copy the WWW Board tar file located in the /usr/local/contrib area into your cgi-bin:

     % cd ~  (this will put you in your home directory)
     % tar -xvf /usr/local/contrib/wwwboard.tar
   

2. Change the occurrences of YOUR_DOMAIN in the two perl scripts which manage the bulletin board to be the domain name of your Virtual Server. These two scripts are named wwwadmin.pl and wwwboard.pl , and are located in your ~/usr/local/etc/httpd/cgi-bin/wwwboard directory.

   In the wwwadmin.pl file, you will need to modify lines 16 and 17:

          $baseurl = "http://www.YOUR_DOMAIN/wwwboard";
          $cgi_url = "http://www.YOUR_DOMAIN/cgi-bin/wwwboard/wwwadmin.pl";

       substitute your domain name for the occurrences of YOUR_DOMAIN.

   In the wwwboard.pl file, you will also need to modify lines 16 and 17:

          $baseurl = "http://www.YOUR_DOMAIN/wwwboard";
          $cgi_url = "http://www.YOUR_DOMAIN/cgi-bin/wwwboard/wwwboard.pl";

       substitute your domain name for the occurrences of YOUR_DOMAIN.

3. Test your functional WWW bulletin board at the following URL:
   • http://www.YOUR_DOMAIN/wwwboard/

Documentation

The scripts are written in Perl and created by Matt Wright. WWW Board 2.0 is just one of many scripts written by Matt that are available at http://worldwidemart.com/scripts/. The WWW Board 2.0 tar file includes the following documentation files:

• README
  • The necessary Install Instructions. Since you have already installed the WWW Board 2.0 software, this file is for your information only.

  ADMIN_README

  • The wwwadmin.pl readme file. This document contains information about how to administrate your bulletin board, including how to delete messages, etc.

  faq.html

  • A list of frequently asked questions.

Administration

WWW Board 2.0 allows you to perform certain administrative tasks. To access the administration utilities, access the following URL:

• http://www.YOUR_DOMAIN/cgi-bin/wwwboard/wwwadmin.pl

Please see the ADMIN_README file for more information about how to use the administrative utilities.

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