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diff --git a/Mac/Demo/cgi.html b/Mac/Demo/cgi.html index fe283f8..01ea85e 100644 --- a/Mac/Demo/cgi.html +++ b/Mac/Demo/cgi.html @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <HR> In this document we will (eventually) explain how to create Python CGI scripts -for use with NetPresenz and probably other Mac-based HTTP servers too. +for use with Personal WebServer, WebStar and probably other Mac-based HTTP servers too. Since CGI scripts are AppleEvent servers on the mac we will also learn a little about general AppleEvent server programming and about applet debugging. <p> @@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ drag a file onto the interpreter the script will tell you what event it got. <p> <h2>A Minimal CGI script</h2> -To try a CGI script you will first need a http server. I have used the +To try a CGI script you will first need a http server. Apple's Personal Webserver +is fine, but I have also used the shareware <a href="http://www.stairways.com/netpresenz/">NetPresenz</a> by Peter Lewis @@ -78,5 +79,12 @@ http://www.biap.com/datapig/mrwheat/cgi_params.html</a>. <p> To test the script drop <code>cgitest.cgi.py</code> onto <code>mkapplet</code>, move the resulting <code>cgitest.cgi</code> to somewhere where it is reachable -by NetPresenz, and point your web browser towards it. +by NetPresenz, and point your web browser towards it. Note that this assume you have +already renamed realcgitest.py to cgitest.cgi.py, otherwise you'll also have +to copy that file along. <p> + +For Apple's Personal Webserver you need to do a bit more: you have to copy the +cgi applet to somewhere in your "Webpages" folder and you have to tell the webserver +(in the control panels) that your CGI script exists. I don't understand what the various +types of cgi scripts mean, but experiment with them. </BODY></HTML> |