Hi i'm trying to install a mailing list, but im kinda stuck on what my absolute path is. I have create a folder outside the public_html folder as the instructions has said but I do not know how to direct the script there or anywhere else. I have contacte my host but they havent got back to me so I thought this may be a quicker option. So what is the common path?

When it asks for paths, there are two that most scripts are referring to:

One: Path as you see it when you log into FTP
Two: Root server path to the file (starting from / )


Different web server OS's have different paths for these so unfortunately it is not possible for you to be told what this is exactly, although if you list the system, and possibly the control panel, host, or other info that may help, someone might be using the same system and be able to give you an example.

O sorry.
I'm with spidersaid, using Cpanel3

Home DIR: /home/username
Public HTML: /home/username/public_html OR /home/username/www

:)

Thanks heaps! it works now :D