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Apache (UNIX)
This document describes the procedure for executing Irie Pascal CGI applications on
Apache web servers. It is assumed that you have already installed a copy of the Irie
Virtual Machine (IVM) interpreter on the web server.
Configuring Apache
First you need to configure Apache to recognize CGI applications. One popular choice is
to configure Apache so that it assumes any file ending with .cgi is a CGI
applications. Then you can make your Irie Pascal CGI applications end with .cgi
and Apache will recognize them. Another popular choice is to configure Apache to assume
that all files in a particular directory (e.g. /cgi-bin) are CGI
applications. For detailed information on how to configure Apache web servers go to the Apache home page, or try one of the recommended books at the end of this page.
Inserting the #! header
Next you need to tell UNIX where to find the interpreter it needs to run your CGI
applications. This is done by putting a header like
#!pathname
where
"pathname" is the full pathname of the IVM
interpreter
in front of each of your Irie Pascal CGI applications. So for example if the
interpreter is installed in /usr/local/irie then you need to put the
following header
#!/usr/local/irie/ivm
in front of each application. The #! header can be inserted by the IDE, the
command-line compiler or by the Irie Pascal Header utility. Detailed information about
this can be found in the Irie Pascal User's Manual, which is available here.
Uploading your CGI applications
If you are using a remote web server then you need to upload your CGI applications to
the web server. Remember to always upload in binary mode.
Making you CGI applications executable
Finally you need to make your application executable, for example you could use
chmod 755 hello.cgi
or
chmod a+x hello.cgi
(replace hello.cgi with the name of your CGI applications)
