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Re: [ic] Interchange: CGI internal errors!
Actually these links seem correct, why would you think they are wrong?
Quoting Scott Fletcher <scott@abcoa.com>:
> Hi!
>
> I'm not sure what is wrong. I thought it had to with the incorrect
> data when creating the catalog but that doesn't seem to be the case. I
> have
> install the Interchange and created the Catalog for the first time and
> that's an achievement. I'm a Interchange newbie! Not Linux/UNIX
> newbie!
>
> Now that I have the website set up with everything in it. I'm using
> the construct demo this time. There is front page and images and
> hyperlinks, etc. When I click on the hyperlink, it directed me to a
> different pages and then the internal error show up. I do not know what
> is
> wrong. But I noticed the hyperlink isn't correctly generated by
> Interchange. It said,
> "http://intertest.abcoa.net/cgi-bin/example2.cgi/index.html"; for the
> customer and
> "http://intertest.abcoa.net/cgi-bin/example2.cgi/admin/index.html"; for
> the
> admin. But the "http://intertest.abcoa.net/example2/index.html"; showed
> up
> okay as a front page.
>
> I do know that the link is all wrong. Can anyone show me what I
> need to correct this? How about your example of the makecat script
> regarding the file paths and URL path, etc. Here's mine down below! I
> have
> highlighted part of it in bold. If the script seem okay, then feel free
> to
> check the rest of the script. Perhap the problem can be found
> somewhere!
>
> Thanks,
> Scott
>
> -------------------------------------------------
> -=root@linuxdev
> -=/usr/local/interchange==>bin/makecat
>
> Select a short, mnemonic name for the catalog. This will be
> used to set the defaults for naming the catalog, executable,
> and directory, so you will have to type in this name frequently.
>
> NOTE: This will be the name of 'vlink' or 'tlink', the link CGI
> program. Depending on your CGI setup, it may also have the
> extension .cgi added.
>
> If you are doing the demo for the first time, you might use "construct".
>
> Can't ioctl TIOCGETP: Invalid argument
> Consider installing Term::ReadKey from CPAN site nearby
> at http://www.perl.com/CPAN
> Or use
> perl -MCPAN -e shell
> to reach CPAN. Falling back to 'stty'.
> If you do not want to see this warning, set PERL_READLINE_NOWARN
> in your environment.
> Catalog name? example2
> makecat -- Interchange catalog installation program.
>
> *** We will be making a catalog named 'example2'. ***
>
> If you are using the Apache or NCSA web server, Interchange can set
> some of the default parameters for you by reading the file.
>
> If you use the Netscape Enterprise server or other non-NCSA HTTP server,
> enter 'none' -- the information, if any, will not be useful.
>
>
> Try using the UP arrow at some of the prompts -- you have the
> Term::ReadLine module installed, and Interchange may find some
> default values in your HTTP server configuration file. You can
> cycle among them with the UP and DOWN arrows.
>
> Enter path to httpd.conf file: /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf
> ######### BEGINNING CATALOG CONFIGURATION #########
>
> During many of the following operations, defaults are placed in
> a buffer for you. You may use the up and down arrows to toggle
> between the defaults.
>
> If you made a mistake on a *previous* entry and realize that
> in a later one, if you enter ONLY an @ sign and press return you
> should be returned to the previous step.
>
> # The server name, something like: www.company.com
> # www.company.com:8000
> # www.company.com/~yourname
> #
> Server name? intertest.abcoa.net
>
> # The type of demo catalog to use. The standard one distributed is:
> #
> # construct
> #
> # If you have defined your own custom template catalog,
> # you can enter its name.
> #
> # If you are new to Interchange and not a sophisticated web designer,
> # use "construct" to start with.
>
>
> DemoType? construct
>
> # The type of permission structure for multiple user catalogs.
> # Select M for each user in own group (with interchange user in group)
> # G for all users in group of interchange user
> # U for all catalogs owned by interchange user (must be catuser
> as
> well)
> #
> # M is recommended, G works for most installations.
>
>
> permtype? u
>
> # The user name the Interchange server runs under on this machine. This
> # should not be the same as the user that runs the HTTP server (i.e.
> # NOT nobody).
> #
>
>
> InterchangeUser? interch
>
> #
> # The user name the catalog will be owned by.
> #
>
>
> CatUser? interch
>
> # The group name the server-owned files should be set to. This is
> # only important if Interchange catalogs will be owned by multiple users
> # and the group to be used is not the default for the catalog user.
> #
> # Normally this is left blank.
> #
>
>
> InterchangeGroup? interch
>
> # The email address where orders for this catalog should go.
> # To have a secure catalog, either this should be a local user name and
> # not go over the Internet -- or use the PGP option.
> #
>
>
> MailOrderTo? webmaster@abcoa.com
>
> # Where the Interchange files for this catalog will go, pages,
> # products, config and all. This should not be in HTML document
> # space! Usually a 'catalogs' directory below your home directory
> # works well. Remember, you will want a test catalog and an online
> # catalog.
> #
>
>
> CatRoot? /home/interchange/catalogs/example2
>
> # The location of the normal CGI directory. This is a
> # file path, not a script alias.
> #
> # If all of your CGI programs must end in .cgi, this is
> # should be the same as your HTML directory.
> #
>
>
> CgiDir? /home/interchange/www/cgi-bin
>
> # The URL location of the CGI program, without the http://
> # or server name.
> #
> # http://www.virtual.com/cgi-bin/prog
> # ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> #
> # http://www.virtual.com/program.cgi
> # ^^^^^^^^^^^^
> #
>
>
> CgiUrl? /cgi-bin/example2.cgi
>
> #
> # Additional URL locations for the CGI program, as with CgiUrl.
> # This is used when calling the catalog from more than one place,
> # perhaps because your secure server is not the same name as the
> # non-secure one.
> #
> # http://www.secure.domain/secure-bin/prog
> # ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> #
> # We set it to the name of the catalog by default to enable the
> # internal HTTP server.
> #
>
>
> Aliases? /example2
>
> # The base directory for HTML for this (possibly virtual) domain.
> # This is a directory path name, not a URL -- it is your HTML
> # directory.
> #
>
>
> DocumentRoot? /home/interchange/www
>
> # Where the sample HTML files (not Interchange pages) should be
> installed.
> # There is a difference. Usually a subdirectory of your HTML directory.
> #
>
>
> SampleHtml? /home/interchange/www/example2
>
> # Where the image files should be copied. A directory path
> # name, not a URL.
> #
>
>
> ImageDir? /home/interchange/www/example2/images
>
> # The URL base for the sample images. Sets the ImageDir
> # directive in the catalog configuration file. This is a URL
> # fragment, not a directory or file name.
> #
> # <IMG SRC="/construct/images/icon.gif">
> # ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> #
>
>
> ImageUrl? /example2/images
>
> Interchange can use either UNIX- or internet-domain sockets.
> Most ISPs would prefer UNIX mode, and it is more secure.
>
> If you already have a program there, or use a common program
> and the FullURL directive, select NONE. You will then need
> to copy the program by hand or otherwise ensure its presence.
>
> (You can use the up/down arrows to toggle).
> INET or UNIX mode? UNIX
> Do you use CGIWRAP or SUEXEC? n
> Couldn't change to source directory: No such file or directory
> Couldn't find the executable file 'vlink'.
>
> Please give the complete path to the link program.
>
> Link program? /usr/local/interchange/src/vlink.pl
> Checking directories........................................
> /home/interchange/catalogs/example2: directory exists!
>
> /home/interchange/www/example2: directory exists!
> The above directories already exist. Overwrite files? y
> done.
> Copying demo files..........................................found more
> to
> ask.
>
> Your company name: ...............................Construct Something
>
> Interchange has a workable internal database, but many things will
> work better (and a few worse) if you use a SQL database. Interchange
> can configure MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Oracle in a test configuration.
>
> Set to 1 if you want to use MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Oracle: ..
>
> You can use Interchange's companion configuration
> interface, to do upload/download of files, manipulation of
> the database, reconfiguration of the catalog, and much more.
>
> To enable the UI, you will need a "super-user" account
> name that has full access.
>
> The initial password is "pass". CHANGE IT! You can do this
> by going to the admin menu and selecting the superuser and
> then "Change password".
>
> Account name that will control this catalog: .....test
> Administrative password: .........................test
>
> Found system commands to run.
>
> done.
> Moving link, /home/interchange/www/cgi-bin/example2.cgi exists,
> overwrite?
> ..y
> done.
> Copying share/ files to /home/interchange...................done.
> Moving HTML files to /home/interchange/www/example2.........done.
> Moving image files to /home/interchange/www/example2/images..done.
>
> Found additional system commands to run.
>
> To enable image upload feature, you need to make a symbolic
> link of the image base directory into your catalog directory.
>
> xample2/images /home/interchange/catalogs/example2"? y
> Add catalog to interchange.cfg? y
> Add catalog to server running on PID 20438? y
>
> Deleting old configuration example2.
>
> Done with installation. If my reading of your input is correct, you
> should be able to access the demo catalog with the following URL:
>
> http://intertest.abcoa.net/example2
>
> In any case, you should get direct access at:
>
> http://intertest.abcoa.net/cgi-bin/example2.cgi
>
> That is, after you START or RESTART the Interchange server. 8-)
> It is best done with:
>
> su -c "/usr/local/interchange/bin/interchange -r" interch
>
> For session expiration, you might want to place a line like this in your
> crontab:
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