SSI RANDOM IMAGE v1.2

Want to add a little jazz to your web pages? Why don't you have random images/pictures loaded every time a user drops by? Sound fun? Well this script is for you!

Information

Original Author: Matt Wright

Modifications: No modifications need to be made. Logging feature should be disabled due to incompatibilities with Windows NT Perl and UNIX Perl library calls.

Example

The following is a random image call. There are two choices available though there can be an almost limitless number of random images. Reload this page to see the random script in action.

Downloads

ssi_image.zip (6 KB)

Installation Instructions

To install this script, download the file listed above. Then follow these instructions:

1. Unzip the files included in the ssi_image.zip ZIP archive into whatever directory you desire.

2. Edit ssi_rand_image.pl as dictated by the README file. Please turn off logging by changing the following:

$uselog="1";

to:

$uselog="0";

Also, it is advisible to comment out the following line:

print "Content-type: text/html\n\n";

By placing a # in front of it like:

# print "Content-type: text/html\n\n";

3. Upload ssi_rand_image.pl to a directory underneath your /cgi-shl/ directory. In particular, you may want to upload it into a directory such as /cgi-shl/ssi_rand_image/.

4. Edit your HTML file that you want the random image to appear in.

5. Add the following code:

<!--#exec cgi="/cgi-shl/ssi_rand_image/ssi_rand_image.pl"-->

Add it to wherever you want the image to appear.

6. You should be done now. If you have any questions, please visit the Hosted Sites WebBoard.