The format should also be kept the same. Correctly All CGI programs require you to set their permissions correctly in order to run properly. This is the permission for an executable file. People that FTP into their servers can easily use their FTP programs to set the permissions. Usually, this is just a right click on whatever file is in question.
Some files require different permissions.
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