[H-GEN] blosxom blogging software errors

[Troy Piggins]

I have set up Blosxom[1] on my server at home to test it before
using it on my ISP's site to create a simple blog[2].  I am getting an
error when I try to create a "permanent link" as they call it, and
seem to remember at least one person here has had some experience
with it and may be able to help me.

The basic blog viewing works fine, it's just clicking the permanent
link that creates a 404 error.

I have created a directory structure based on dates like this:

/var/www/mirror/piggo/troy/blog/2006/03/06/

and in that last folder there is a text file (eg test.txt) that
contains the body of the post.

Relevant variables set in the blosxom.cgi script (which I've renamed
index.cgi to make it a little transparent):

$datadir = "/var/www/mirror/piggo/troy/blog";
$url = "/var/www/mirror/piggo/troy/blog";

So when I point my browser to http://mydomain/mirror/piggo/troy/blog
I successfully see the blog entries.

However if I try to click on the "permanent link" link I get a 404
Not Found error:

"Not Found
The requested URL /var/www/mirror/piggo/troy/blog/2006/03/06 was not
found on this server."

Same error if I click on the "path" link.

The directory does indeed exist and the permissions are rwxr-xr-x

Any help appreciated.  I think I posted everything I see as relevant
- if you need more let me know.  I can also post a URL of the site
  if you like.

[1] http://www.blosxom.com/

[2] I chose blosxom because it runs with just perl cgi, while most
other blogging apps I've seen need at least mysql.  My ISP (iiNet)
doesn't provide mysql as far as I know.

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