Thanks Nigel, I managed to get to working now.

Stephen

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nigel Weeks" <nweeks@...>
To: <firebird-support@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 11:43 PM
Subject: RE: [firebird-support] Web server on XP home?


>
> This really doesn't have much to do with Firebird, and a lot more to do
> with
> Apache...
>
> Nevertheless, executable CGI applications have to be run from special
> directories - you'll notice a cgi-bin directory somewhere near the data
> directory...it needs to live in there.
>
> All the docs needed to fix this are included with your apache install -
> have
> a browse through there.
>
> Nige.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Stevio [mailto:redeagle@...]
>> Sent: Thursday, 4 November 2004 10:23 AM
>> To: firebird-support@yahoogroups.com
>> Subject: Re: [firebird-support] Web server on XP home?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks for the recommendations. Quite a few people here and elsewhere
>> mentioned apache, which I have now installed, however can
>> anyone be able to
>> tell me how I can get my CGI web server application to work on it?
>>
>> The application is a CGI stand alone executable and is called
>> search.exe. I
>> have put the application in a subdirectory of the htdocs
>> folder. When I try
>> to go to the search.exe file from the web browser however it
>> treats it like
>> a downloadable file, not a CGI application.
>>
>> I assume I have to add some lines to the httpd.conf file. Can
>> anyone tell me
>> what I have to add? I'm in a hurry for this so if you can help I am
>> extremely grateful!
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Stephen
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Alan Davies" <Alan.Davies@...>
>> To: <firebird-support@yahoogroups.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 5:45 PM
>> Subject: Re: [firebird-support] Web server on XP home?
>>
>>
>> > You could try Apache
>> >
>> >> (A bit off topic - but maybe you can help.)
>> >> I have a laptop I am going to use for a demonstration. However, I
>> > would like
>> >> to demonstrate a web application developed using Delphi which uses
>> > Firebird
>> >> as its database.
>> >>
>> >> The laptop only has Windows XP home on it, which does not come with
>> > IIS (you
>> >> need XP Pro). Does anyone know of any web servers that I
>> can install
>> > that
>> >> would work on XP home?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> Stephen
>> >>
>> >>
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