Re: [MacPerl-WebCGI] A server by any other name...

[David Steffen <steffen@biomedcomp.com>]

tedd wrote:

>it's my understanding (perhaps misunderstanding) that I can run and 
>edit cgi scripts using a combination of MacPerl and Quid Pro Quo 
>such that they will provide a "simulation" of what my server is 
>doing.

Your understanding is correct.  Do note that there will be 
differences between serving CGIs on a Mac and serving CGIs under Unix 
(see below).

>When I run Quid Pro Quo and two screens come up (after it dials up 
>my ISP and logs on). One screen is the Quid Pro Quo Activity Log and 
>the other is the Quid Pro Quo Status.
>
>The Quid Pro Quo Activity Log states:

<deleted>

This is the expected display

>Okay, so now what?

Write some CGIs.  Use a browser (Netscape, Internet Explorer, etc.) 
to test them.

>I was expecting a command line or something that would allow me to 
>list directories and other stuff. Instead, I and it just sit looking 
>at each other

I'm not sure why you expected any of these things.  Quid Pro Quo is 
not a Unix-emulator, but an utterly Macintosh web server.  When 
running, it serves HTML, CGIs, etc. from its appropriate directory on 
the Mac.

I am exhausted at the moment (a week camping with Boy Scouts) and 
trying to work myself up for a New Millenium's Eve celebration with 
my neglected wife, but in a day or two, if you haven't figured this 
out and if nobody else has done so, I will post a short tutorial on 
how to get started.

Best of luck!

-David Steffen-
David Steffen, Ph.D.
President, Biomedical Computing, Inc. <http://www.biomedcomp.com/>
Phone: (713) 610-9770 FAX: (713) 610-9769 E-mail: steffen@biomedcomp.com

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