[Xitami] Xitami, ActivePerl CGI Scripts Not Working
Patricko
xitami@lists.xitami.org
Sun, 22 Sep 2002 11:54:08 -0600
here
http://lists.xitami.org/pipermail/xitami/2001-November/001315.html
and here
[Cgi]
Debug = "1"
Exit-ok = "0"
Form-query = "1"
Full-name = "1"
Timeout = "120"
Wildcard = "1"
[Filter]
.php = "c:\\php\\php.exe"
.phps = "C:\\php\\php.exe -s"
.phtml = "C:\\php\\php.exe"
.shtm = "perlssi"
.shtml = "perlssi"
.ssi = "perlssi"
[Ssi]
Enabled = "1"
Exec = "1"
[Win32]
16bit-cgi = "1"
Service-name = "Xitami"
Service-text = "Xitami Web Server"
Ok now you can add to the Autoexec.bat
SET PATH=F:\PERL\BIN;%PATH%
Next check your
cgierr.log file that is in the xitami directory
Xitami on windows look for Peal in the PATH;
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter van der Goes" <pvdg@worldnet.att.net>
To: <xitami@lists.xitami.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2002 8:44 AM
Subject: Re: [Xitami] Xitami, ActivePerl CGI Scripts Not Working
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Patricko" <polson1@adelphia.net>
> To: <xitami@lists.xitami.org>
> Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2002 8:45 AM
> Subject: Re: [Xitami] Xitami, ActivePerl CGI Scripts Not Working
>
>
> snip
> > changed this line to
> > <form action="/cgi-bin/animal.cgi" METHOD=POST>
> > and it worked
> snip>
> OK. I tried that and still get the empty page.
> Sounds like you have an Xitami/Active Perl setup?
> Would you be so kind as to share the contents of your defaults.cfg in your
> Xitami directory?
> I did add to mine to support PHP, and am now wondering if the addition of:
>
> [mime]
> php-application/xhttpd-php4
>
> and
>
> [filter]
> .php=C:\PHP\php.exe
>
> has somehow interfered with calling of CGI's?
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Peter van der Goes" <pvdg@worldnet.att.net>
> > To: <xitami@lists.xitami.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2002 6:24 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Xitami] Xitami, ActivePerl CGI Scripts Not Working
> >
> >
> > > Please tell me what 3D stuff you are referring to?
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Patricko" <polson1@adelphia.net>
> > > To: <xitami@lists.xitami.org>
> > > Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 7:31 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Xitami] Xitami, ActivePerl CGI Scripts Not Working
> > >
> > >
> > > > what's with the 3D stuff never seen that before
> > > > place your .pl files in the CGI-BIN directory
> > > > after removing all the 3D stuff it worked like it should
> > > >
> > > > hummm
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Peter van der Goes" <pvdg@worldnet.att.net>
> > > > To: <xitami@lists.xitami.org>
> > > > Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 4:31 PM
> > > > Subject: [Xitami] Xitami, ActivePerl CGI Scripts Not Working
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > This is a follow-up to my previous post requesting help with the
> subject
> > > > combination. In the first post, I listed the content of a simple web
> > page
> > > > passing a short string to a simple CGI script. I very probably
should
> > have
> > > > stated this the first time around, but the page and script work fine
> if
> > > the
> > > > script is served from the web server provided by the author of the
> book
> > > > where these beginner examples are published. So, I don't believe the
> > > script
> > > > itself is the problem.
> > > > I have tried some suggestions offered by helpful people with the
> > following
> > > > results:
> > > >
> > > > "Put the complete URL of the Web Server being asked to serve the CGI
> in
> > > the
> > > > action line of the web page."
> > > > Works correctly if I use the book author's URL, still fails when I
try
> > to
> > > > use my local Xitami installation (get a blank page)
> > > >
> > > > "Active Perl only interprets .pl files, not .cgi."
> > > > Changed the extension of animal.cgi to animal.pl. No difference
noted.
> > > Still
> > > > get a blank page. If I change the extension on the simple,
> > self-contained
> > > > script that *will* run, it runs equally well with either .cgi or .pl
> as
> > > the
> > > > extension.
> > > >
> > > > "Study the Xitami ducumentation for settings that might accect your
> > > > situation."
> > > > I've looked at the documentation for both Xitami and ActivePerl, and
> > > > (probably because I very inexperienced) don't see anything that
looks
> > like
> > > a
> > > > possible solution. ActivePerl *claims* to automatically configure
> Xitami
> > > > during installation, but I suspect the configuration is not quite
> > > complete.
> > > >
> > > > Other symptoms noted:
> > > > Sometimes, after a failed attempt to call a CGI from a web page, the
> > > Xitami
> > > > icon in my system tray has changed from green to yellow. On other
> > > occasions,
> > > > the icon is still green after a failed attempt, but Xitami has
> "stopped
> > > > responding".
> > > > Other things tried:
> > > > I have syntax checked the offending scripts in Perl and no errors
are
> > > > reported.
> > > >
> > > > I'm probably not describing all this very well, so if there is other
> > > > specific information needed for further analysis, please tell me and
> > I'll
> > > > try to get it.
> > > >
> > > > Any suggestions much appreciated!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
**********************************************************************
> > > > ** All opinions are mine alone.Do not attribute elsewhere!
> > > >
**********************************************************************
> > > > ** Peter van der Goes, Professor, Computers & Information Technology
> > > > ** Rose State College
> > > > *********************** Contact
************************************
> > > > ** Office e-mail: pvan@rose.edu
> > > > ** Home e-mail: pvdg@.att.net
> > > > ** Web Page: http://www.rose.edu/Faculty/pvan/index.htm
> > > >
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