Most CGI scripts that read or write to files require that you provide the path to your home directory.

Unix PRO, EXPERT and E-Commerce Accounts

For Unix PRO, EXPERT and E-Commerce accounts (which support a telnet shell), you can determine your home directory by logging onto the server using telnet and entering this commend:

pwd

This command will display your home directory. For example:

server:/>pwd
/home3/your-domain

In this example, the home directory is shown in red, and the command entered is shown in blue. To log off the server, enter exit.

Once you know your home directory, you need to add to that the directory in which you have placed your CGI script. For example, if your CGI script were placed in a directory named:

public_html/mycgi

The full path to that directory would be:

/home3/your-domain/public_html/mycgi

Unix Virutal Accounts

Unix Virtual accounts do not include a telnet shell. If you do not know what you home directory is, please contact our support department.