Date: Mon, 5 Aug 1996 20:06:35 -0400 (EDT) From: James FitzGibbon <james@nexis.net> To: Ernie Elu <ernie@spooky.eis.net.au> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Web server plug in port - where to install ? Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.960805200405.772C-100000@bdd.net> In-Reply-To: <199608052048.GAA05335@spooky.eis.net.au>
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On Tue, 6 Aug 1996, Ernie Elu wrote: > > I'm porting w3-msql, which is an extension for HTML pages to allow mSQL > > queries. It builds just fine, but I'm confused as to where I should > > install it. It would usually go in the web server's cgi-bin directory, > > but since I can't assume where that is, I'm thinking I should put it in > > /usr/local/bin and then explain how to copy it over and configure your web > > server in the man page (which I have to write; see last question). > > > > Comments ? > > > It's got to go in the cgi dir otherwise how do you call it from a web page? > You can't call from /usr/local/bin it could be a security hole depending on > what else you have in there, and a pain to reconfigure the web server to look > there for it. > > The standard cgi dir would most likely be /usr/local/www/cgi-bin as it > appears that most FreeBSD users use Apache and thats where it's cgi's live. The standard dir for most web servers is /usr/local/etc/httpd (including Apache and NCSA.) It doesn't matter though - I personally use /usr/local/www, as did the person who ported apache and many other people I know. The point is that I don't want my opinions (or lack thereof) to shape how people run their systems. That's against (IMHO) the ideas behind the ports collection. My proposal (see above) was to install into /usr/local/bin, knowing full well that the program couldn't be used until it was put into the specific cgi-bin directory (hence until the man page had been read). -- j. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | James FitzGibbon james@nexis.net | | Integrator, The Nexis Group Voice/Fax : 416 410-0100 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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