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Help page to install ONLY the EA 1.5+
Advise, Comments & Tips are always welcome.

Text Editor
It's very important that you get a suitable text editor to edit scripts.

• Arachnophilia & UltraEdit
  All in one editors. Works fine for me. Download them from: Arachnophilia and UltraEdit
  
• Recommended by others
  Textpad

Standard configuration

• #!/usr/bin/perl This must point to the Perl version on your server. If you don't know, ask your host. In most cases #!/usr/bin/perl or #!/usr/bin/perl5 works OK.
• $config{'basepath'} = '/xxxx/xxxx/xxxx/'; This is your basepath. The EA script will create your "category", "closed" and "reg" directories automatically in this path (data directory). Trailing slash "/" is needed.
  For data security reasons, it must be out of the web. See FAQ "What is basepath"
  ANOTHER POSSIBILITY FOR SECURITY
  If you want to place the data directory in a web-accessible section you can do so BUT you must have the .htaccess file with the text "deny from all" in that same directory. So you create a file with the text DENY FROM ALL and save it as .htaccess and upload it in your data directory.
  You can get to know your basepath in 3 ways
  (1) Telnet and issue the command PWD
  (2) ask your host and
  (3) with the scripts, basepath.cgi, perldive.cgi or servercheck.cgi
  Download them from the FAQ page.
• $config{'closedir'} = 'closed'; Closed auctions will be moved to this directory (leave this 'closed' "as is" for now)
• $config{'regdir'} = 'reg'; The data of all registered user will be in this directory (leave this 'reg' "as is" for now)
• $config{'adminpass'} = 'auction'; The password for deleting posted items
• $config{'mailprog'} = '/usr/lib/sendmail -t'; , $config{'mailhost'} = 'localhost'; OR /usr/sbin/sendmail -t The mail program on your server. Try one at a time by commenting (to comment add # in front and to uncomment remove the #. If still unsuccesful, ask your host or see FAQ to get it yourself.
• $config{'admin_address'} = 'xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx'; Your email address
• $config{'scripturl'} = 'xxx.xxxx.xxx'; Your domain - eg. www.auction.com
• $config{'sitename'} = 'xxxxxx'; Your site name - The name of your auction.

1. Save your script when done with the above mentioned STANDARD CONFIGURATION.
   PS: Some servers require CGI scripts. In that case, just rename auction.pl to auction.cgi
2. Make a directory out of the WEB. (your base directory) and chmod it 777.
3. Make a directory in your cgi-bin directory and upload the script with ASCII there and then chmod it 755
4. Finished

chmod 755

chmod 777

Miscellaneous

To call the script : eg.
http://www.yourdomain.com/cgi-bin/auctiondirectory/auction.pl
To go to the admininstration section of the script : eg.
http://www.yourdomain.com/cgi-bin/auctiondirectory/auction.pl?action=admin

CVS Tutorial
Another way to download and update the script.

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