Tuesday, September 13, 2005

CGI frustration

Hello Folks,

I'm not sure if anyone reads this blog, but I'm writing to you Goddess. I've been trying to figure out a way to get more people to my web site. More interactive media would be wonderful on it, so I decided that I should try to figure out how to do forms that use CGI scripts. So all day I attempted to understand how they work. Right now, I feel that it is beyond me. I don't have the skill and knowledge to be able to set up the CGI script. I created a form, but without the script it goes no where.

How much I want a comment form at the end of my essays. But I don't know how to do it. So, the Lord helps those who help themselves, but it seems as though I don't know enough to help myself. I need help. Do you hear me, help!

I've been trying to do it all because I don't have the money to pay people to work for me. So I've tried to learn how to be a publisher, web mistress, graphic artist, etc. I'm a one women lovolution and it is going no where. There is no audience, no joy. My eyes are burning from sitting at this machine for days on end.

After a year to trying to learn Flash, I gave up. Maybe I should stop trying to learn CGI and go on to other things before another year is wasted.

If I was fortunate enough to be part of a social movement, I would be one person in a group. Someone out there would know how to do it and would show me the way to do it. But here, so isolated, there is no one.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

It's a tough row to hoe, trying to bea cultural teacher.

I'm not sure scripts are the bait you need, altho that would depend on what you want the scripts to do. Lot's of scripts can be found in various archives around the net that just have to be installed, and occasionally paid for; these might do what you want to have done.

On the net, text is still the best content.

I like your arcology for new orleans idea. It won't be done, our society is going thru a dark time, but some elements of it might be put in place. It is likely to be a "planned city" when it's done, and it might be interesting.

Jeff Buderer said...

Good posts! It is very special what you are doing here, expressing your thoughts openly. That takes a lot of courage.

About the scripts...Do a web seach Neutopia and see what you can find on GCI scripts.

Also possibly we can work though this together as I have some forms but I think they are in php.

Do you want to put into a database or just have it send the email to you in emails?