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MT newbie: installation error #!/usr/bin/perl -w

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After the few seconds wait on the install. I get an error:

#!/usr/bin/perl -w

# Movable Type (r) Open Source (C) 2001-2009 Six Apart, Ltd.
# This program is distributed under the terms of the
# GNU General Public License, version 2.
#
# $Id: mt.cgi 3455 2009-02-23 02:29:31Z auno $

use strict;
use lib $ENV{MT_HOME} ? "$ENV{MT_HOME}/lib" : 'lib';
use MT::Bootstrap App => 'MT::App::CMS';

I don't know how to get past this or fix it. Looking for advise.

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  • If it's any help to you helping me. My cgi-bin lives outside of the web document root. I use NetworkSolutions.

    Thanks in advance.

  • If you see the Perl code displayed as plain text, then that means that it's not able to execute. You need to talk to their support about that.

  • Ok, I have the path from my host. My path to perl is different: /usr/local/bin/perl. How do I change it to get movable type to work on the login screen?

  • Change that first line in every CGI file.

  • Not sure I'm understading correctly. For example I would change the filed named 'mt.cgi' to '/usr/local/bin/perl/mt.cgi'?

  • No, you would open the file mt.cgi and change /usr/bin/perl to /usr/local/bin/perl. You can do that with Notepad in Windows and then upload the changes if that is more comfortable for you.

  • Great thanks. Next problem. Now when I click on "Log in to Movable Type" button. I get a pop in Windows asking me if I want to open or save this file?

    Name: mt.cgi
    Type: cgi_auto_file, 329 bytes

    Of course none of the options do anything useful.

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