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tenor_david · July 15th, 2002, 11:18 AM

I am trying to install Apache on a Win2000 machine so that I can learn about and fool around with CGI.

I cannot 'connect' to my localhost at all. Just getting a Page cannot be displayed error. Is there a setting that I have missed in some configuration?

I have tried the following addresses:

localhost
127.0.0.1
and the PC's actual IP address as well, all to no avail.

Thanks

gothic · July 15th, 2002, 01:08 PM

What's in the Apache log file when you start the service up?

Make sure Apache is actually trying to use the 127.0.0.1 IP address..

jkrohn · July 15th, 2002, 01:40 PM

1) Is the server running? (Yes I know, a stupid but necessary question)
2) Is it on port 80? (Another one)
3) Like was mentioned above, anything showing in the logs?
4) Is there a default page there for it to pull up? (Should be, APACHE usually supplies one)

If the logs have nothing then somethig is wrong with your configuration of either port, or getting the server up and running.

Not sure if this would affect it, but are you running a firewall?

Jkrohn

tenor_david · July 15th, 2002, 02:56 PM

Got it working. Thanks for the tips. Probably more questions later!

tenor_david · July 15th, 2002, 07:31 PM

Okay, I can now see normal HTML files fine, but I am trying to install/configure PERL as well, so that I can test come cgi scripts.

I put test.pl in my cgi-bin, and I am getting a 500 error when trying to view it.

Here is the test.pl file:

#!/usr/local/Perl/bin/perl

use CGI;

$query = new CGI;

print $query->header;

print "<html><head><title>A CGI test</title></head>\n";
print "<body>The test was succesful.</body></html>";

I have Apache installed in its own folder on my 'E' drive, and Perl is installed in its own folder on the 'E' drive as well. Here is the error message from the log:

[error] [client 127.0.0.1] (22503)The system cannot find the path specified. : couldn't spawn child process: E:/Apache/Apache2/cgi-bin/test.pl

Probably an easy fix, but this is all new to me.

Thanks!
Figured it out; the path to Perl was incorrect.

andybigwood00 · July 30th, 2002, 06:51 PM

i had the same problem got it soted now

sixf00t4 · August 23rd, 2002, 04:54 PM

since you are on a win32 box, you need to change the default bash command to perl.exe. most people recommend installing perl into the directory c:/usr. so instead of !#/usr/bin/perl.exe, you need to change all your scripts to say c:/usr/bin/perl.exe

gothic · August 25th, 2002, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by sixf00t4
since you are on a win32 box, you need to change the default bash command to perl.exe. most people recommend installing perl into the directory c:/usr. so instead of !#/usr/bin/perl.exe, you need to change all your scripts to say c:/usr/bin/perl.exe

Actually, Windows does not read that line, and it can be safely removed (Or ignored).

Linux/BSD/etc use it to locate the interpreter, and it serves no purpose under Windows.

sixf00t4 · September 7th, 2002, 12:40 PM

when i run my perl scripts without it it doesnt work. that is what i was told. maybe i have a messed up system then

gothic · September 7th, 2002, 01:00 PM

That would be seriously messed up.. =]

If you are running it through IIS, you set it though the Site Properties->Home Directory->Configuration->App Mapping.

If you are setting it up for the system itself, you can set it in Folder Options->File Types.