[06] MY WEBSITE DOESN'T WORK! HOW CAN I TROUBLESHOOT ON MY OWN?

    OK! Take a deep breath and relax.  In *most* cases you can solve
    any issues on your own without bothering anyone.

    The main utility for setting up and maintaining your vanity URL
    at SDF is the 'mkhomepg' command.  To setup your URL do the
    following:

           1.  Run 'mkhomepg' to setup your html directory.
            a. Use FTP or other transfer method to place your
               html files in that directory.  Please note that
               your must have a minimum of an 'index.*' file!
           2.  Run 'mkhomepg -p' to set proper permissions
           3.  Run 'mkhomepg -a' to add your vanity URL (keep in
               mind this takes just under 2 hrs to update).

    'mkhomepg -p' is your friend.  Anytime you add new files, run
    this command to ensure appropriate file permissions.

    Its good to use 'ping' and 'lynx' to check your URL locally.  Sometimes
    DNS updates do not propogate instantly.

    CGI permissions? Premature end of headers? 550 Internal Server Error?

                           D O N T   P A N I C

    Are you an ARPA member?  To use 'python', 'perl' and a few others as
    CGI you must be an ARPA member.  You should see permission denied in
    the logfiles if you attempt to use the programs in your CGIs.  You
    may use any shell, sed, awk and others for CGIs.

    Check the FAQ:<WEB> answer in regards to location of logfiles.  A
    common problem is the use of the incorrect location of the executable
    for the CGI.  For instance:

        #!/usr/bin/perl

    is a common misconception.  Use 'locate' or 'whereis' to find the
    actual location of the perl, python, lisp, awk, ksh or any other
    program you wish to use for your CGI.  Also, your CGIs will use a
    uniform file extension of '.cgi'

    Again, use 'mkhomepg -p' to set proper file permissions.  Verify
    the error or log messages in both the 'errlog' and 'suexec.log'
    files.

    Also, keep in mind there is no restriction for CGIs to exist in a
    'cgi-bin' .. However, you may only run CGIs that exist on the
    /www mounted filesystems.  These CGIs can not be symbolic links in
    or outside of the /www mounted filesystems.

    Sometimes embedded control characters (such as ^M) can cause problems
    in CGI execution.  You can use the 'fromdos' command to strip these
    characters out.

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