Re: [MacPerl] Web server standalone and macperl?

[John Neale <jneale@webshowcase.net>]

>As a newbie trying to learn some very basic CGI, I dont have
>a dedicated web server and wondered if I can run a script on
>the same machine. I have downloaded a freeware version of
>quid pro quo but when I call a cgi script from my web
>browser, macperl I presume brings up the info box saying it
>is waiting for events and will quit in 5 minutes. I guess my
>server settings are totally wrong or alternatively, what I
>am doing is not possible.

Mark - I did this successfully earlier this year - as a newbie like yourself...

For the webserver software, I ended up using Apple Web Sharing - it may
already be installed on your machine. Look for Web Sharing in the Control
Panels. It's on the OS8.5 CD I think.

Lasar Liepins <lasar@liepins.de> has an excellent page on how to configure
Web Sharing to handle cgi's at

http://www.liepins.de/etc/macwebserver.php

If you have any trouble, email me privately and I'll dig out the code I was
testing, and show you how I did it. It produced a new webpage based on data
inputted on a webpage form. But I was developing it on my laptop in
standalone mode.

All the best -

John

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