Difference between revisions of "Setting Up CGI Scripts on the CS Webservers"

 
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* On the CS ''Grad'' Net: <tt><nowiki>http://</nowiki>www.cs.jhu.edu/~''username''/cgi-bin/test.pl</tt>
 
* On the CS ''Grad'' Net: <tt><nowiki>http://</nowiki>www.cs.jhu.edu/~''username''/cgi-bin/test.pl</tt>
* On the CS ''Ugrad'' Net: <tt><nowiki>http://</nowiki>ugrad.cs.jhu.edu/~''username''/cgi-bin/test.pl</tt>
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* On the CS ''Ugrad'' Net: <tt><nowiki>http://</nowiki>www.ugrad.cs.jhu.edu/~''username''/cgi-bin/test.pl</tt>
  
== Creating your first CGI script ==
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== Creating Your First CGI Script ==
  
 
''CS Faculty, Grad Students, Staff, Researchers and Post Docs:  Log into one of the [[Linux Clients on the CS Grad/Research Net|CS Grad Net Linux machines]].''
 
''CS Faculty, Grad Students, Staff, Researchers and Post Docs:  Log into one of the [[Linux Clients on the CS Grad/Research Net|CS Grad Net Linux machines]].''
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''CS Ugrad Students:  Log into one of the [[Linux Clients on the CS Undergrad Net|CS Ugrad Net Linux machines]].''
 
''CS Ugrad Students:  Log into one of the [[Linux Clients on the CS Undergrad Net|CS Ugrad Net Linux machines]].''
  
mkdir ~''username''/public_html/cgi-bin          # This directory might already exist.
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  cd ~/public_html/cgi-bin
chmod 705 ~''username''/public_html/cgi-bin
 
  cd ~''username''/public_html/cgi-bin
 
  
 
Create your CGI script in the <tt>cgi-bin</tt> directory.  
 
Create your CGI script in the <tt>cgi-bin</tt> directory.  
  
 
  chmod 704 test.pl            # Replace the name "test.pl" with your script name.
 
  chmod 704 test.pl            # Replace the name "test.pl" with your script name.
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'''Note:''' If you're not sure what your public_html/cgi-bin folder permissions need to be, please visit:  [[File Permissions for Webpages]]
  
  
 
[[category:Webpages and Webservices]]
 
[[category:Webpages and Webservices]]

Latest revision as of 18:37, 25 March 2022

Running your CGI script

To run your cgi-script via a web browser, use the following format (replace "username" with your username and "test.pl" with your script name.)

(Note: Your cgi-script should reside in your public_html/cgi-bin directory.)

  • On the CS Grad Net: http://www.cs.jhu.edu/~username/cgi-bin/test.pl
  • On the CS Ugrad Net: http://www.ugrad.cs.jhu.edu/~username/cgi-bin/test.pl

Creating Your First CGI Script

CS Faculty, Grad Students, Staff, Researchers and Post Docs: Log into one of the CS Grad Net Linux machines.

CS Ugrad Students: Log into one of the CS Ugrad Net Linux machines.

cd ~/public_html/cgi-bin

Create your CGI script in the cgi-bin directory.

chmod 704 test.pl            # Replace the name "test.pl" with your script name.

Note: If you're not sure what your public_html/cgi-bin folder permissions need to be, please visit: File Permissions for Webpages