Just a shot in the dark... but did you chmod the directory/folder you created? Set the permissions on the directory to 755 (rwx-rx-rx).
Also try uploading a simple script and see if it works
-------copy below here------- "showroot.cgi"
#!/usr/bin/perl
print "content-type: text/html\n\nRoot=$ENV{'DOCUMENT_ROOT'}";
exit;
-------copy above here-------
Copy those 3 lines and save as ASCII file, upload ASCII mode to "cgi-bin", and set permissions to 755. Then call it up,
Also try uploading a simple script and see if it works
-------copy below here------- "showroot.cgi"
#!/usr/bin/perl
print "content-type: text/html\n\nRoot=$ENV{'DOCUMENT_ROOT'}";
exit;
-------copy above here-------
Copy those 3 lines and save as ASCII file, upload ASCII mode to "cgi-bin", and set permissions to 755. Then call it up,