Jim wrote: > On Tue, 8 Jul 2008, Graeme Nichols wrote: > >>>> Further to my enquiry yesterday I have managed to locate the sample >>>> search.html file but htsearch still does not run. I get a small window >>>> which says; >>>> >>>> You have chosen to open >>>> >>>> HTSEARCH >>>> >>>> which is a: BIN file >>>> >>>> from /cgi-bin >>>> >>>> Would you like to save this file? >>> >>> This points to your webserver configuration: the settings for the >>> cgi-bin directory are not correct, if it doesn't execute htsearch >>> but rather wants to serve it. >> >> I have double checked my web server config file and it is set up >> correctly to run cgi programs. Other cgi programs run with no errors; it >> is only htsearch which, to me, means that it is a problem peculiar to >> htdig. I still get the above error. > > Are you sure that your other CGI programs are in the same directory as > htsearch? Do your other CGI programs have file name extension (e.g. > .cgi, .pl, etc.)? If so, it may be that you have a CGI handler setup for > files with certain extensions, but no general CGI support for the > directory containing htsearch. > > > Jim
Hello Jim, Graham, Thanks you for your help. My server was set up correctly. I have discovered that the Fedora binary rpm package is deficient in a whole lot of necessary files and the locations where the various parts of htdig are installed do not match where they should be installed according to the htdig web site. Once I sorted all that out and located all the missing files (some from a tarball, others from the web) and installed them htdig now works just fine. Thanks to all who gave me suggestions and clues. I very much appreciate the time you have given me. -- Kind regards, Graeme Nichols. ... Registered Linux User 381781 (http://counter.li.org/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE NOW! Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open source project, along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for chronic lameness and boredom. Vote Now at http://www.sourceforge.net/community/cca08 _______________________________________________ ht://Dig general mailing list: <htdig-general@lists.sourceforge.net> ht://Dig FAQ: http://htdig.sourceforge.net/FAQ.html List information (subscribe/unsubscribe, etc.) https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/htdig-general
