Can someone help me set up CGI on my Win2k server?

[SnowPunk98]

I want to use CGI with my Win2k server but do not know how to do so if someone could help me do this I would be very grateful. If you are willing to help please contact me

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[mattbta]

First, you will need a perl distribution for win32. I use ActivePerl.

Install that and then you need to test to see if it is mapped correctly for your IIS server. For help in doing this, see this Microsoft 2000 Server CGI page.

Good luck. Email me if you need any further help.

 

[SnowPunk98]

I did install perl, but I prob did it wrong, I unchecked all the boxes during config also what DIR should I install to

 

[mattbta]

If you're using IIS, the default directory is X:\inetpub\scripts for scripts. This is the directory to install to. From there, in your webroot folder, make a folder titled "cgi-bin" and point it to X:\inetpub\scripts . The MS site I linked has detailed instructions on how to accomplish this task.

 

[err]

Also make sure the folder where your .cgi resides has read & execute permissions for Inetuser.

In IIS, on your website properties, try checking execute as well. .cgi likes execute instead of scripts.

Also make sure .cgi is properly mapped in IIS

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