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#Rate a site http://cgi-resource.co.uk
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#Small script which lets users rate anything on your site whether it be 
#other sites, goods, articles, demos etc.......
#Displays the average rating given along with the number of votes given.
#Uses templates
#Uses CSS 
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Installation
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1. Open ratem2.cgi, check the path to perl is correct.

2. Change:

$dpaths = "votedata";
To where you want the data files to be created and stored.

$ipaths = "votedata";
To where your graph images are.

$cgi_path = "../cgi-bin";
To where your cgi bin is

$template_path = "votedata";
To where you have put the templates

$ssheet="<link rel='stylesheet' href='../ratem3.css' type='text/css' media='all' />";
To where you have put the stylesheet.

3. Upload ratem3.cgi to your cgi directory and give it 755 permissions.



Linking to it
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Use either of the two methods below for linking to it.  Make sure you use a
 different id number for each item you want peopel to vote on.


1. If you have SSI you can use the exec cgi command like:
<!--#include virtual="http://path to your site/cgi-bin/ratem31.cgi?id=3" -->
This'll display the voting form and results directly on any page.


2. If you don't have SSI you can just link to it:
http://path to your site/cgi-bin/ratem31.cgi?id=3

SSI example:

Say you had item1, item2 and item3.

Item1  <!--#include virtual="http://path to your site/cgi-bin/ratem31.cgi?id=1" -->
Item2  <!--#include virtual="http://path to your site/cgi-bin/ratem31.cgi?id=2" -->
Item3  <!--#include virtual="http://path to your site/cgi-bin/ratem31.cgi?id=3" -->

Finally if you want to track hits to the item link to the item using code like:
<a href="http://path to your site/cgi-bin/ratem31.cgi?id=3&goto=yes&url=http://paht to some page or file" onMouseOver="window.status='Click here to download';return true" onMouseOut="window.status='';return true">
link name here </a>



End note
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You must leave the links to my site intact on the success and error page.
Use this script at your own risk! ie. I take no responsibility for any damage caused.
There is NO free support offered with this script.

That's all hope you enjoy it!