Diabetes Simulator wrote:
> Hi there. I am new to this list (and wget) but would be grateful
> for any advice that anyone may be able to provide.
> In particular I have two questions:
>
> (1) Does it matter which server wget is run on (original host vs
> mirror?) - or does it need to be run on the mirror (destination)
> server - and pull / get files from the host? (I do not yet know
> which server / ISP will be more amenable to installing this).
It must be run on the mirror. wget /gets/ files from an origin server.
> (2) Does wget have to be compiled on the server - e.g. something
> that the Systems / Server Administrator needs to do - or is this
> something that an end user (Webmaster) could do in his / her
> personal Webspace / cgi-bin?
If the server has a reasonable build environment already (i.e. GCC and
appropriate libraries), you can easily compile it yourself and install
it in your home directory. If not, then you'll have to locate a
pre-compiled binary appropriate for your system (or hope that one is
already installed). Though a packaged binary probably won't do you any
good--RPMs and the like usually must be installed by the root user.
wget doesn't usually need any special permissions to run however, so can
be run from a simple shell account. Do not put it in your cgi-bin,
though...you should make a 'bin' directory off of your home directory
where you put any binaries that you install yourself. Most systems
already have ~/bin in the path, and so it will 'just work' assuming
permissions are correct. If your local bin is not in the path, then you
can add it. Consult a basic Unix text or online tutorial for more on
this kind of thing, as it is way off topic here.
You'll want to read up on cron, as well, while your perusing your Unix
tutorial or book.
Good luck!
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