Yes, you do need the CGI-BIN FILELIST in the directory where the cgis
live.

Regards, 
Richard Schuh 

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: The IBM z/VM Operating System 
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kris Buelens
> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 9:51 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Webshare CGI will not run using SFS
> 
> We still place all CGI's in a FILELIST in an SFS directory, I 
> think it is a requirement.  There used to be an extension to 
> Webshare that costed a few $ (and that we got too), and I 
> think it lifted this requirement; but -as mentioned -, we 
> still do use the FILELIST.
> The path for a CGI is then   http://xxxxxxxx/someSFSdir/fname/cgiFN
> The  "someSFSdir" is "xxxx.WEBSHARE.someSFSdir"
> The "fname" points to "fname FILELIST" in that SFS dir; and 
> cgiFN is listed in it.
> 
> 2008/2/19, Berry van Sleeuwen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > Hello list,
> >
> > I have been playing a bit with the Webshare package from 
> Rick Troth. 
> > It
> >
> > has been succesfull so far but now I ran into a problem running CGI 
> > scripts.
> >
> > My webserver machine, HTTPD, is an SFS only machine. (IPL CMS PARM 
> > FILEPOOL VMSBSFS)
> >
> > I started with all files in the root of the HTTPD machine. 
> This works 
> > as
> >
> > it should, filelists are ok and also the CGI processing is 
> working fine.
> >
> > HTBIN FILELIST is available, the CGI files in there are 
> listed as *CGI 
> > to
> >
> > enable execution of the script, and cgi-bin points to HTBIN 
> so I can 
> > run
> >
> > CGI like /cgi-bin/CMSHELP. I can get the CMSHELP in my 
> webbrowser. No 
> > problem there.
> >
> > Now I have setup the server to use the .webshare directory 
> and moved 
> > the
> >
> > webfiles into .webshare and subdirectories (like 
> .webshare.vminfo and 
> > .webshare.htbin). This way we do not have to use the FILELIST files
> >
> > anymore. It makes adding files and directories much easier. I can 
> > access
> >
> > the regular webpages (home.html, vminfo.html etc). But a CGI is not 
> > executed. I've tried several ways but so far I was not able 
> to get the 
> > CG I to run. I guess some configuration has to be set to be able to 
> > run CGI in
> >
> > an SFS based structure the same way as it does in a single disk 
> > configuration. How can I get the webserver to run an CGI 
> exec instead 
> > of
> >
> > sending me the file itself?
> >
> > TIA.
> >
> > Kind regards, Berry.
> >
> 
> 
> --
> Kris Buelens,
> IBM Belgium, VM customer support
> 

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