How to run CGI with built-in web server?

[adamas]

Hi all,

I am trying to use newlisp's built-in web server.  It works perfectly on Linux. But it serves only static files on Win XP, for CGI files it gives an

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 ERR:500 need /tmp directory configured

error message.  I found this string in newlisp.exe but I didn't check the C source for the reason.  Could you please give me any pointer?

Adam

[Cyril]

I am trying to use newlisp's built-in web server.  It works perfectly on Linux. But it serves only static files on Win XP, for CGI files it gives an

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 ERR:500 need /tmp directory configured

error message.  I found this string in newlisp.exe but I didn't check the C source for the reason.  Could you please give me any pointer?

I have gone one step further: I have created the directory C:TMP, and the message disappears. I doesn't run any scripts although. So I second the question!

[Lutz]

- are you running IE version 7? then go back to IE 6 or use FireFox. There have been reports of IE 7 not working with newLISP server earlier.



- is newlisp.exe in the executable path? should be if installed from installer



- did you do a default install, or do you have changed drives/directories?

[adamas]

is newlisp.exe in the executable path?

Thank you, that was the key.  A simple she-bang line in the cgi file like #!c:/path/to/newlisp.exe doesn't work.  But if newlisp.exe is on the PATH, a simple she-bang like #!newlisp works.  And I didn't need to create a tmp directory, either.