Re: [MacPerl-WebCGI] Re: Make MacPerl CGI? was: [MacPerl] BOUNCE...Non-member...

[Thomas Wegner <toms_email@gmx.de>]

>I, too, am just getting started and thought I would follow your lead,
>here. I am running ASIP 6.3 and am trying to do perl/cgi on it, rather
>than uploading to my domain server (Unix). Unfortunately, when I save
>the perl script (from inside MacPerl) as a runtime, and then try to call
>it from Netscape, it errors out in the browser (504 Gateway Timeout) and
>actually shows up as an app in the Finder.
>
>I'm missing something... I know..
>
>Terry

Hi Terry,

you have to save your script as 'CGI Script' from inside MacPerl, not as a
runtime. This way it will be saved as an application that is suitable for
calling by a Mac HTTP server. Look into the 'MacPerl CGI' folder and read
the README.CGI. In this folder are also two demo CGIs DEMO.cgi and
DEMO.acgi (the first is a synchronous, the second an asynchronous CGI
script). You may want to try out both to ensure that your Web-server works
correctly. Put them in a folder that is accessible by your server and call
the CGIs from your browser.

Please note:
In both demo files, I've detected a little bug (in case of the POST
request). Locate the following lines

   ...
   ...
   <LI> To test POST requests, fill in the following form:
   <FORM METHOD="POST" ACTION="/Nu.acgi">
   ...
   ...

and then change 'Nu.acgi' (or 'Nu.cgi') into 'Demo.acgi' (or 'Demo.cgi'),
so that the script can call itself. Note that the path in 'ACTION= ...' has
to be the path from your server root to the demo CGI(s).

If you still haven't read David Steffen's article, read it now, it's
worthwhile.

Best regards :-)

--Thomas



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