[mapserver-users] how to make the mapserv cgi work

[Tyler Mitchell]

Are you able to telnet into the site and try running:
>./mapserv
to see what it tells?


                                                                                                                                 
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Hi the list

help wanted

I'm fine with mapserver cgi working on my local server (windows and linux).
Now, Iwant to make it work on my internet site.
As the web server is running under Linux, I compile mapserver_361 (I tried
also with mapserver_362)
(./configure, make) and I put the result mapserv to my cgi-bin directory.
When I hit the cgi (http://www.mydomain/cgi-bin/mapserv), I've got a window
telling me if I want to open or download the file. I think it is because
without any extension, the server doesn't understand the script tobe an
executable.
So I change the name to mapserv.cgi; and now the sever answer me "The
server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to
complete your request".
I made sure that the cgi-bin repertory isreadable and executable for
everybody, as well as my mapserv (or mapserv.cgi) file.
I'm wondering if the trouble come from the fact my server only work with
perl script and mapserv is not written in perl.
Is it true ? Is mapserv a perl script ? If not, in which langage is it
written ?
Do you have any information about installing mapserver on remote internet
sever ?

thanks in advance
Blaise

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