[clug-talk] Apache web server with cgi / perl scipts

[Gustin Johnson]

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Darcy Brodie wrote:
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> 
> Although I had purchased this program from a company who claimed it was
> written for linux, I would now have to assume that it was actually
> written for linux on a dos / windows computer.  As soon as I ran
> dos2unix on all the cgi programs, all my problems went away.
> 
> I recognize that I could just use .htaccess / .htpasswd to secure the
> web page, however, a couple of the features that the organization this
> is for wants, is for users to be able to change or retieve their
> passwords when they forget them (and they do forget their passwords - on
> a regular basis)  This program is "supposed" to do that (after all the
> hassle that I have gone though, it had better), as well as it has mysql
> database backend to it, and I am hoping that I can join the
> authentication together between the CMS and the members area of the web
> site.
> 
> If it had not been for some documents (primarily PDF files) that the
> association want in the members area, I could have used the CMS to
> restrict access to certain pages
> 
That sounds exactly like the job a CMS does.  Most modern CMSs support
the idea of multiple roles and providing content based on the
authenticated (or unauthenticated) role.

Something to keep in mind for the future.

> Again, thanks for all the suggestions

np
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