Read Me for Auto-Directory Program
Read Me for Auto-Directory Program
Read Me for Auto-Directory Program

Auto-Directory (main folder)

 admin
 cgi-bin (program files)                 
 images                   
 auto-images

 license.html
 config.txt (reference only)
 page_bottom.html         
 page_top.html            
 read-me.html             

admin (folder)
index.html - (Administration Page)

images (folder)
All images associated with this program.

auto-images (folder)
All images associated with each listing.

cgi-bin/auto-directory

 add-category.pl              Use to edit or add categories                  
 auto-admin.pl                Main administration program to edit listings      
 auto-listing.pl              Administrator listing program  
 auto-search.pl               Search Engine
 auto-configuration           Configuration File  
 auto-upload.pl               Image Upload 
 auto-uploadlogin.pl          Image Upload Login
 auto-directory.pl            Main Directory Progarm
 auto-library.pl              Library of sub-routines
 SendMail.pm                  Win32 mail program (SMTP Mail for Windows)

cgi-bin/auto-directory/data

 category.list                   List of Categories
 autotype.list                   Option list for vehicle types  
 data.txt                        Data file for program  

Follow the directory structure in the .zip file (except cgi-bin)
Upload all the files in the same structure to your server. Upload the program files (.pl .pm) to cgi-bin/auto-directory .
Be sure to keep working copies of all program files as a backup. Sample data and user images are included with the program for testing.

1. Upload pathtest.pl to your cgi-bin - ASCII mode!!
2. With your Browser run pathtest.pl to determine the path to the cgi-bin
   Make a note of the path we'll use it when settting up the config file.
   
3. Make a folder called auto-directory under your cgi-bin - /cgi-bin/auto-directory
4. Make a folder called data under the /cgi-bin/auto-directory/data
5. Chmod data to 777 (unix only)
6. Upload category.list and data.txt to the /cgi-bin/auto-directory/data directory
7. Chmod category.list and data.txt to 666 (unix only)
8. Upload all the program files (.pl .pm) to your /cgi-bin/auto-directory (ASCII mode)
   For unix chmod all program files to 755
   
   
9. Make a folder called auto-directory under your parent folder (home directory)
10. Make a folder called images under the main folder auto-directory
11. Make a folder called auto-images under the main folder auto-directory
12. Chmod userimages to 777 (unix only)
13. Make a folder called admin under the main folder auto-directory

14. Configure all the variables and options in the auto-configuration
    For help with configuration, an FAQ is available at: http://rlaj.com/scripts/faq/.

The file page_top.html is used to control the look of all the screens the user sees. The program will open this file and use it for the top section for all cgi pages.

The page_bottom.html is used for the bottom of all program pages.

The colors for the directory pages is controled with the auto-configuration the configuration file for all the cgi's. Edit the configuration carefully. I suggest you edit the file changing one thing at a time. This way if you get an error, you will know where it is.


Operation

Each time the program runs:
user clicks on a category link or selects from the dropdown list

1. the file page_top.html is opened and printed to the screen
2. the data for the category the user chose is printed to the screen (autoectory.pl)
3. the page_bottom.html is opened and printed to the screen, completeing the page.