Nuestros servidores aceptan CGI scripts basados en Perl, Unix SH,KSH, CSH, y C/C++. Perl es el que mejor se adapta a CGI. Además, Perl no necesita compilarse manualmente, mientras que C/C++ code debe compilarse en nuestros servidores antes de poderse utilizar.
Si necesitas instalar un script personal, simplemente súbelo a tu "cgi-local". Aquí tienes algunas pistas para instalar Perl scripts:
1.Súbelo a tu directorio cgi-local y asegúrate de que los permisos son los correctos.
2.Upload en ASCII transfer mode y NO en modo BINARY )
3.La primera línea de cada script: #!/usr/local/bin/perl
4.Usa el Perl script checker en tu Control Panel para buscar posibles errores de sintaxis.
5.Referencia al script usando /cgi-local (y NO /cgi-bin)
Si un script llama a un archivo dentro de tu web,pero el script no necesita un URL, necesitarás usar el system path
ejemplos:
/u/web//... <- si reside en la raiz
/u/web//cgi-local/... <- si reside en cgi-local
Sustituye el path al archivo con tu nombre.Es el nombre de tu dominio.
*** Rapidsite solo ejecuta 2 compilaciones C/C++
Implementing custom CGI scripts
Our servers have the capability to run CGI scripts based on
Perl, Unix SH, KSH, CSH, and C (NOT C++) languages. Perl is a our
language of choice as it is a world standard and is well suited
to CGI. In addition, Perl code does not require manual
compilations whereas C code must be compiled* on our web servers
prior to use.
If you have a custom CGI script that you need to use, simply
upload it to your personal "cgi-local"
Here are some helpful tips to follow when installing scripts;
Shell Scripts
- Upload to your cgi-local directory to ensure proper file
permission settings
- Upload in ASCII transfer mode (and NOT BINARY mode)
- The first line of each script must read: #!/bin/sh ,
#!/bin/csh or #!/bin/ksh based on whichever shell scripts
you prefer using.
- Reference the script using /cgi-local (and NOT /cgi-bin)
- Always remember to include echo "Content-type:
text/html\n\n"
Perl Scripts
- Upload to your cgi-local directory to ensure proper file
permission settings
- Upload in ASCII transfer mode (and NOT BINARY mode)
- The first line of each script must read:
#!/usr/local/bin/perl
- Use the Perl script checker in your Control Panel to
check syntax.
- Reference the script using /cgi-local (and NOT /cgi-bin)
- Always remember to include print "Content-type:
text/html\n\n"; or alternatively using the Perl
module CGI.pm (If you do not, your scripts will not run
and you will get an Internal Server Error message).
use CGI qw(:cgi-lib :standard);
print header();
If a script calls another file within your account, but the
script does NOT require a URL, you need to use the system path.
Instead of using the absolute path to your home directory
("/www26/web/someid"), you should instead use the
DOCUMENT_ROOT environment variable ($ENV{DOCUMENT_ROOT} in Perl)
to determine the path of your files or programs within a script.
e.g.
From:
/www23/web/yourid/data/fact.html
To:
$ENV{DOCUMENT_ROOT}/data/fact.html
*** We can run only two C compilations for you. As such, we
suggest Perl as an alternative scripting language. A work around
may be available to seasoned C developers. C++ is NOT supported.
Other Resources
DOS based
Perl editor
comp.lang.perl.misc
comp.infosystems.www.authoring.cgi
Updated: 10/03/98
