Installation instructions.

1: create a folder named auction in your cgi-bin (if Unix/Linux)
   create a folder named auction anywhere (if Win2000)

2: If running under Win 2000 rename to auction.pl
   Upload auction.cgi to the auction directory you just created
   chmod 755 if Unix/Linux

3: Open the file with a text editor that has word/line wrap turned off
   Set all the variables in configuration section.
   I will list the ones that people have trouble with here.

3A:
   Basepath setting:
   Do not be intimidated by this, it is nothing more that a path to your data folder.
   On Unix it would be similar to /home/site/data/
   On Win 2000 it would be like c:/inetpub/your/data/
   All we are doing is pointing to a folder.
   The script will create the directory for you in the folder you name.
   It will also chmod for you if Unix (no chmod on Win 2000)
NOTE: Make sure to set both $config{'basepatha'} and $config{'basepath'} the same but basepatha does NOT get a trailing slash /
And basepath DOES end in a trailing slash /.
Like this:
$config{'basepatha'} = '/path/to/data/folder';
$config{'basepath'} = '/path/to/data/folder/';

3B:
   Categories:
   Here is an example of how to make them:
############ HOW TO MAKE CATEGORIES  ##################
############ Example 2 levels subcats #################
	cat1_main => 'Category 3', # must be named x_main
	cat1_suba_main => 'Category 3 > sub1', # must be named x_y_main
	cat1_suba_subsuba => 'Category 3 > sub1 > subsub1', # must be x_y_subname1
	cat1_suba_subsubb => 'Category 3 > sub1 > subsub2', # must be x_y_subname2
	cat1_suba_subsubc => 'Category 3 > sub1 > subsub3', # must be x_y_subname3

	cat1_subb_main => 'Category 3 > sub2', # must be named x_z_main
	cat1_subb_subsuba => 'Category 3 > sub2 > subsub1', # must be x_z_subname1
	cat1_subb_subsubb => 'Category 3 > sub2 > subsub2', # must be x_z_subname2
	cat1_subb_subsubc => 'Category 3 > sub2 > subsub3', # must be x_z_subname3
########### End Example ###############################
########### Example with only 1 level of subcats ######
	cat1_main => 'Category 4', # must be named x_main
	cat1_suba => 'Category 4 > sub 1', # must be x_subname1
	cat1_subb => 'Category 4 > sub 2', # must be x_subname2
########### End Example ###############################
#######################################################
# BOTH CAN BE USED, SO ONE CATEGORY MAY HAVE 2 LEVELS #
# WHILE ANOTHER MAY ONLY USE 1 LEVEL                  #
#######################################################


3C:
   Sendmail setting

# YOU NEED EITHER A MAIL PROGRAM
You can only use one, so place a # before the one you are NOT using
Like this:
# $config{'mailhost'} = 'mail.yourisp.com'; # address of isp mail server
$config{'mailprog'} = '/usr/sbin/sendmail -t';
OR LIKE THIS:
$config{'mailhost'} = 'mail.yourisp.com'; # address of isp mail server
# $config{'mailprog'} = '/usr/sbin/sendmail -t';
############################################
# Typical Unix Setting
$config{'mailprog'} = '/usr/lib/sendmail -t';
OR
$config{'mailprog'} = '/usr/sbin/sendmail -t';
############################################
# OR YOU NEED A MAIL HOST (SMTP)
############################################
# Typical Win 2000 setting
$config{'mailhost'} = 'mail.yourisp.com'; # address of isp mail server
OR
$config{'mailhost'} = '222.222.222.22'; # isp ip address of mail server
############################################

The rest is self explanatory..

4:
OKAY here we go.

Remember what you set the admin password to.
Then run the installer in your browser.
http://yoursite.com/cgi-bin/auction.cgi?action=install&install_id=adminpassword

The auction should now be setup and running if you set your basepath correctly.