[Xitami] using cgi with Xitami

[Vera Cranor]

Wow... thanks a bundle Murali!

Problem... 'net start' doesn't list xitami... and when I try to add it with 'xiwinnt
-i', (step 4)... I get "no such file..."
I don't have a 'xiwinnt' file in my xitami folder. I have xwin32.exe and xixlat.exe and
that's all the .exe's.

Murali Suriar wrote:

> Hello Vera,
>
> VC> I donno how to install anything as a "system service"... I'll hunt the help file
> VC> but if you got time I'd appreciate a dab of tutoring.
>
> Right. So I'm assuming that you're manually running Xitami every time
> you start your PC, or you've put it in your Startup folder?
>
> A quick way to check what services you have installed is to open a
> command prompt window and type 'net start'. This will give you a list
> of all services currently running. 'Xitami Web Server' will be near
> the bottom of the list, if it's there. If it's not, then...
>
> Installing as a system service - off the top of my head:
>
> 1) Make sure you're logged in as administrator. (If you only have one
>    user account, then you don't need to worry about this.)
> 2) Open a command prompt. (Start -> Run -> cmd.exe)
> 3) Navigate to your Xitami install (Usually C:\Xitami)
> 4) Type 'xiwinnt -i' (This installs Xitami as a service)
> 5) Type 'net start xitami' in the command prompt. (This starts the
>    service - I can't remember if Xitami starts straight after install,
>    but if it does, no problem. It'll just kick up an error saying "The
>    requested service has already been started.")
>
> Try running your script now. If it doesn't work, you've wasted five
> minutes, and you've eliminated one cause of the error. :)
>
> If it does work, then you'll want to make sure that the Xitami service
> starts up by default. To that end:
>
> 1) Right click 'My Computer' and click 'Manage' (The Computer
>    Management window should appear.)
> 2) Under 'Services and Applications' in the folder tree on the right,
>    select. 'Services'. (A fat list of services should appear in the
>    main window.)
> 3) Scroll down the list until you see 'Xitami Web Server'. Scroll
>    across and see what it's 'Startup type' field is set to. If it says
>    'Automatic', then you're away. If not, right click -> properties,
>    and change it to 'Automatic'. Job done.
>
> Hope this helps. Good luck. :)
>
> --
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