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**jabie5** · 04-29-2006, 07:29 PM

can anyone help me add an "domain search box" to my site without anvertising a hosting company. maybe with a small script

thanks johnny

**VodaHost** · 04-29-2006, 07:36 PM

Do a Google search for a "whois script" or "whois software".

**jabie5** · 04-30-2006, 06:08 PM

i tried that but i have never used scripts b4, if you can point to an idiot proof one i would be gratefull.
i have downloaded several type of scripts but never fully got them to work

this is the one i would like to use but just cannot get past the search page

**navaldesign** · 04-30-2006, 06:36 PM

Bethers?

**jabie5** · 04-30-2006, 06:54 PM

sorry i forgot the link but this is the script i think the problem lies in the form action

<html>
<head>
<title>iGeneric Whois v1.0</title>
</head>
<body>
<form action="http://localhost/cgi-bin/igwhois.pl" method="POST">
<table width="45%" align="center" height="190">
<tr>
<td valign="top" height="183" width="25%">
<p>
<input type="text" style="background-color:#ffffff" name="var-checkthis" size="20" maxlength="60">
</p>
<table width="75%" border="0" cellpadding="1" align="center">
<tr>
<td align="center">
<input type="checkbox" name="var-hidetaken" value="hidetaken" checked>
</td>
<td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Hide result if name already taken</font></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>  </p>
</td>
<td valign="top" height="183" width="16%">
<table border="0" width="86">
<tr>
<td width="32">
<input type="checkbox" name="tld-co.uk" value="co.uk" checked>
</td>
<td width="44"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">.co.uk</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32">
<input type="checkbox" name="tld-com" value="com" checked>
</td>
<td width="44"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">.com</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32">
<input type="checkbox" name="tld-eu.com" value="eu.com">
</td>
<td width="44"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">.eu.com</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32">
<input type="checkbox" name="tld-uk.com" value="uk.com">
</td>
<td width="44"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">.uk.com</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32">
<input type="checkbox" name="tld-org" value="org">
</td>
<td width="44"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">.org</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32">
<input type="checkbox" name="tld-net" value="net">
</td>
<td width="44"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">.net</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32">
<input type="checkbox" name="tld-plc.uk" value="plc.uk">
</td>
<td width="44"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">.plc.uk</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32">
<input type="checkbox" name="tld-org.uk" value="org.uk">
</td>
<td width="44"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">.org.uk</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32">
<input type="checkbox" name="tld-ltd.uk" value="ltd.uk">
</td>
<td width="44"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">.ltd.uk</font></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
<td valign="top" height="183" width="59%">
<div align="center">
<input type="submit" value="Go !">
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<div align="center"></div>
</form>
</body>
</html>

**Bethers** · 04-30-2006, 06:55 PM

I'll look at that, but so far am only seeing ones that look complicated - and I like dummy proof for dummies like me :)

**Bethers** · 04-30-2006, 07:12 PM

OK, did you download whatever is needed to your files? If you knew where you got the script from it would help.

There is one that looks fairly easy - if you are uk based. The one you posted gave me that impression. You can find it here:
http://www.igeneric.co.uk/display_re...resource2.html
Now, I haven't downloaded it, but it seems pretty straight-forward.

Here's a working version of it:
http://www.whois-uk.com/

**jabie5** · 04-30-2006, 07:14 PM

right guys and gals

ive been hacking at it and now get this message after typing my domain name

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /public_html/cgi-bin/igwhois.pl on this server.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request

**Bethers** · 04-30-2006, 07:15 PM

I think we were typing at the same time - take a look at the one I suggested above your post.

**jabie5** · 04-30-2006, 07:31 PM

yes thats the one im using can u advise me on the error message i got
i think ive done everything right, but then again it would probably work lol

**Bethers** · 04-30-2006, 09:13 PM

Did you download it onto your back end? - it is a Perl based script.

**jabie5** · 04-30-2006, 09:16 PM

dont know what you mean. so probably non....lol

**Bethers** · 05-01-2006, 12:52 AM

OK, you have to go here:
http://www.igeneric.co.uk/display_re...resource2.html
and download. Just adding the script by itself won't work :)

**jabie5** · 05-01-2006, 12:10 PM

the link does not work, ive had a look about and serched the site but cannot find anything, could you check the link again bethers

thanks
johnny

**Bethers** · 05-01-2006, 06:02 PM

Scroll up to my previous message with the link - it works there - I simply copied and pasted it again and it must have lost something - but scroll up - that one works -

**jabie5** · 05-01-2006, 07:01 PM

yes i have already got that i have the form page on my temp site for a test and got th .pl and the database file in my cgi bin folder as instructed these are the destructions lol
iGeneric Whois, version 1.0
INSTALLATION NOTES

FILES
The script igwhois.pl should be copied into your site's cgi-bin directory,
together with the whois.db file - the whois servers database - and the appropriate
ownership (as specified in your server configuration's files) and user rights
should be set.
At the beginning of the script there are some variables (some paths,
images, etc.) which you need to adjust to your own requirements.

***One variable
you MUST adjust is the @referrers list wich specifyes the hosts that are allowed to query the script. This provides a meaning of restricting the use of the scriptonly to the authorized hosts.***

The script is well commented and the usage of each variable should be
very easy to understand.
The accompanying form, form.html is provided as a template, and it
should be incorporated into your webpage. The form's action needs to be
changed to point to the actual location of the script.

i think the text which i have marked with *** is the problem but i am new to pearl scripts

thanks
johnny

**Bethers** · 05-01-2006, 10:50 PM

Do they give any recommendations for that? And I'm afraid, I'm not the person to help with this part of it - but there must be a default?

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