chmod osx 777?

[Robert Brenstein]

>I am trying to figure out how to do cgis in metacard.
>
>I am using OS X with web sharing to serve the pages.
>
>I've set the file permissions to "read/write" (apple cmd key I,  3 popup
>buttons)
>
>Yet the server says "no permissions"
>
>What ought I do differently? Were I using an FTP client I would want to CHMOD
>777. But on OS X?
>
>Thanks! (Any info on CGI in MC is appreciated, I'm going through the info on
>Monsieur X's web site)
>

You need to not only change permissions (CHMOD 777) but also set the 
group to www (CHOWN :www) . Otherwise, Apache (OSX's web sharing) 
will refuse to serve those files.

Robert