# Problems with Flash "Mailer" combined with CGI script

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**Created:** [August 24, 2002, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-flash-mailer-combined-with-cgi-script/4917 "2002-08-24T20:30:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![RageW0lf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e495f1/32.png) [@RageW0lf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RageW0lf)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2002, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-flash-mailer-combined-with-cgi-script/4917/1 "2002-08-24T20:30:59Z")

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Grrr seems like I need help every single freakin day now. When I have finished my site I have some serious learning to do in CGI/PHP/ASP and actionscript. Anyway enough ranting…

I was following a Flash 5 tutorial at Flash Kit .com on how to create a “mailer” in Flash combined with CGI pearl script.  
Basically I want users of my site to be able to mail me directly from my site by filling out a form.  
I have followed the tutorial accurately twice, neither time could I get it to work.  
I think the problem may be with the CGI, but this is the first time I have ever used CGI really. I am sure a lot of the more experienced flashers here have made something similar in the past, so I aml hoping someone can help me!

The tutorial for the flash is here : [http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Dynamic\_Content/E-mail\_i-Jeffrey\_-658/index.shtml](http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Dynamic_Content/E-mail_i-Jeffrey_-658/index.shtml)

My Files are attached.

Note : the .lib file the tutorial says not to change.  
I am not bothered about how it looks right now, I just wanted to get it working. I have variables in the Flash script on the movie clip layer.

My server only supports PHP 2.2, otherwise I would have used PHP.

You can see the problem here:

[www.Innovati0n.com/Mail.swf](http://www.Innovati0n.com/Mail.swf) - doesn’t get to the point of sending the mail.

Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2002, 7:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-flash-mailer-combined-with-cgi-script/4917/2 "2002-08-25T07:36:29Z")

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Haven’t looked at the files (yet), but just to make sure:  
1/ you are allowed to run cgi’s on your server?!  
2/you did chmod the script to give it all the permissions (read/write) it needs?!

If that doesn’t help, i’ll take a look…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2002, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-flash-mailer-combined-with-cgi-script/4917/3 "2002-08-25T20:02:08Z")

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1. yep
2. yep

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 8:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-flash-mailer-combined-with-cgi-script/4917/4 "2002-08-27T08:12:14Z")

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doesn’t work for me either.  
have a look at this:  
[http://www.flash-db.com/Board/index.php?board=4;action=display;threadid=1624](http://www.flash-db.com/Board/index.php?board=4;action=display;threadid=1624)