Jonathan Denni wrote: > > Thanks a lot. I didn't get it working. I put erb.cgi and a .htaccess in > /var/www/cgi-bin/ as directed in http://www.hiveminds.co.uk/node/3105 > but I can't find out what kind of OS the server is using, and i cannot > create/edit files or directories in /bin or /usr/bin Will any CGI script work in the /var/www/cgi-bin directory, for example one that relies on "sh" or Perl? If so, put your own CGI script in /var/www/cgi-bin that reveals things about the OS. ------------------------------------- #!/bin/sh echo -e "Content-type: text/html\r\n\r\n" data=`set` echo "<html><body><pre>$data</pre></body></html>" ------------------------------------- Don't leave this script in place, just use it temporarily to find out what's going on. > > at this point, it looks to me like i should give up trying to use ruby > on that server. Use the above script and change: data=`whereis ruby` > > Thanks again for your help. Just some ideas, and your conclusion may be correct. -- Paul Lutus http://www.arachnoid.com