CGI Setup on Mac OS X Server (Leopard)

[Redlance305]

Spent two days trying to get the simple "hello.cgi" app to work on one of our Xserves. Keep getting the 500 error message (script not completed). Followed the following:

http://www.runrev.com/newsletter/july/i ... tter2.html (Parts 1 & 2)
(there was another guide very much like this one, but it also didn't work)

Attempted to use:
http://revonline2.runrev.com/stack/267/ ... v-CGI--1-1
Looked hopeful but never worked.

Any step-by-step guides to setting up CGI, with file locations, requirements, etc?
Could really push the abilities of runrev/revtalk/reEnterprise/whatever if I could get his working!

Thanks
~David

[Klaus]

Hi David,

what engine did you put into your CGI folder?

[Redlance305]

As per the instructions, I copied the file from:

/Revolution Enterprise/4.0.0-gm-1/Runtime/Mac OS X/Universal/Standalone

tried renaming it to "revolution" as per instructions, used "standalone". At one point I even copied the "Revolution" file from:

/Revolution Enterprise/4.0.0-gm-1/Revolution

renamed it to both "revolution" and "standalone". Of course it did NOT work.

~David

[BvG]

you can't use the 4.0 engine. The lates version that can be used as cgi engine is 3.5. If you bought rev after 4.0 came out, or deleted your 3.5 installation, mail support so you can get a fresh copy.

[Klaus]

Yep, 3.5 will work.
And you only need the executable (Standalone.app/COntents/MacOS/Standlone) NOT the app bundle!

[Redlance305]

Totally correct, I removed the executable from the bundle per the instructions (we do that type of thing on a daily bases in building our apps, scripts, etc.)

Emailed Support for the file(s)!

Thanks!
~David

[RRobert]

See also this post. In case you like to use the 4.0 engine.

Robert

[Redlance305]

Received version 3.5 from RunRev (Thanks!)

Worked the first try! Fantastic!

Why would they remove this function/feature? Anyway, everything works when running the 3.5 runtime under OS X, as per the instruction listed before.

Again, thanks runrev!
~David

[FourthWorld]

I don't think it's been removed as much as merely delayed.