As the CGI script creates the menus dynamically, you need to follow a few simple rules to get the most form it. Although, if you follow good web development practices, you’ll probably find you already are.

• Folder and file names must be descriptive. The script uses these to create the anchor description
• Use _ (underscore) where you want a space. The script will convert these to a space in the anchor description
• Every folder must have an index file. “Index” will not be used in the anchor description, but the folder name will

Installing the Script:

1. Change the first line of the script to your path for Perl. If its #!/usr/bin/perl then you don’t need to change anything. If you’re not sure, ask your hosting provider
   
   
2. FTP the script to you cgi-bin (or any folder that can run cgi scripts) in ASCII mode
   
   
3. CHMOD the script permissions to 755, that’s owner; read, write, execute. Group and public; read and execute
   
   
4. Use <!--#exec cgi="/cgi-bin/navigation.cgi"--> (change to the location you have the script) in your (x)HTML where you want the menus to appear
   
   
5. That’s you! You should now have a working CGI dynamic navigation menu
   
   

Note, you can change the formatting of the menu in 2 ways. The first is to hard code it in the script. That will work, but its more flexible if you use an anchor style sheet. Then you can make it fit your site without having to change the script.