New install fails.

scott.gray · Post by **scott.gray** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 11:56 am

I haven't installed a new system for a while and am having problems.

I'm logged in as the user that will run texis.
There is not a previous install of Texis.
Apache is the web server on port 8010.
This is a linux install.

galemgr@tg-pxrdsweb10:/gale/thunderstone> sh ./install
===============================================================================
Texis Version 5.01 Installation v1.92
===============================================================================

Checking install script...Ok
If you already have full Texis installed you should read the upgrade notes.
View the upgrade notes (y/n)? [ENTER for n]:
Examining your system...done

------------------------------ NOTE: ---------------------------------
This installation should preferably be run as the user that will
actually run the software, not as root. The user should be the same
user that your web server runs CGI programs as. For this installation
you should have permission to place and move files in the install
directory and the web server tree.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
What directory would you like to install Texis in? Texis
executables and other files will be placed under here. It should be
OUTSIDE (inaccessible to) your web server tree. NOTE: This directory
should be /usr/local/morph3 unless you are unable to install there.

Install dir [ENTER for /usr/local/morph3]:
Checking install dir...Ok
Checking tar file...Ok
Unpacking Texis files...Ok
Checking files...Ok
Configuring and installing Texis files:
INFO: 1 patch made
INFO: 1 patch made
INFO: 1 patch made
INFO: 1 patch made
INFO: 1 patch made
INFO: 1 patch made
INFO: 2 patches made
INFO: 1 patch made
INFO: 1 patch made
Cleaning up temp files...done

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Will you be:
1) Using an existing web server on this machine?
2) Using the Texis web server (vhttpd) exclusively?

(Enter 1 if you will be using both or,
have a running web server and don't know if you will be using vhttpd)

1 or 2 [ENTER for 1]:

---------------------------------------------------------------------
Where is your web server's CGI directory? This is the full path to
the file system (*not* URL) directory on this machine containing your
CGI programs. Usually this is under the top directory for the web
server. For Apache servers, it is probably the second argument to
ScriptAlias in your conf file.

This installation will install some programs (symlinks) in the CGI
directory you specify. Programs there must be executable by the web
server. The install will verify this with a web fetch.

CGI dir: /gale/rds/cgi-bin

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
What is the prefix for CGI URLs (the part of the URL before the program)?
o You may enter a URL, such as http://tg-pxrdsweb10.ggsrv.com/cgi-bin
if your site uses virtual hosts or a port other than 80. The site
must reside on this machine (the one running the install).
o Or you can enter just a URL path such as /cgi-bin (assumes host above)
o Or enter /newdir to start over with a new CGI directory instead.

CGI URL prefix [ENTER for http://tg-pxrdsweb10.ggsrv.com/cgi-bin]: http://tg-pxrdsweb10.ggsrv.com:8010/cgi-bin

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
What is the extension for CGI URLs (the filename extension of the program)?
This may be .cgi if your CGI programs are named like "mysearch.cgi" in URLs.
Or it may be "none" if you have a dedicated CGI dir and URL instead.

CGI extension [ENTER for none]:
Stopping monitor processes.....done
Checking dir with a web fetch...failed, will try again
Trying again with file...*** Failed ***
The URL http://tg-pxrdsweb10.ggsrv.com:8010/cgi ... html?-dump
could not be fetched.
Possibly the CGI URL prefix (http://tg-pxrdsweb10.ggsrv.com:8010/cgi-bin)
or the CGI extension (none) is wrong.
The web server response was: HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
What is the prefix for CGI URLs (the part of the URL before the program)?
o You may enter a URL, such as http://tg-pxrdsweb10.ggsrv.com/cgi-bin
if your site uses virtual hosts or a port other than 80. The site
must reside on this machine (the one running the install).
o Or you can enter just a URL path such as /cgi-bin (assumes host above)
o Or enter /newdir to start over with a new CGI directory instead.

CGI URL prefix [ENTER for http://tg-pxrdsweb10.ggsrv.com/cgi-bin]:
galemgr@tg-pxrdsweb10:/gale/thunderstone>

Post by **mark** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 12:02 pm

Looks like your webserver is not configured to allow access to cgi-bin. Fix the webserver config.

scott.gray · Post by **scott.gray** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 4:22 pm

I left out the directory definition. How do I configure it so that I don't have to include /cgi-bin in the path?

Post by **mark** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 4:27 pm

For apache use something like
ScriptAlias /texis/ "/usr/local/morph3/bin/texis/"

scott.gray · Post by **scott.gray** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 4:49 pm

That's what I thought but I get a permission error. I tried adding a directory def as well. Same error.

ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "/gale/rds/cgi-bin/"
ScriptAlias /texis/ "/usr/local/morph3/bin/texis/"

# "/srv/www/cgi-bin" should be changed to whatever your ScriptAliased
# CGI directory exists, if you have that configured.
#
<Directory "/gale/rds/cgi-bin">
AllowOverride None
Options FollowSymLinks
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>
<Directory "/usr/local/morph3/bin/texis">
AllowOverride None
Options FollowSymLinks
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>

Post by **mark** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 5:35 pm

Check the webserver's error log for more detail about the permission problem. Note that "texis" isn't a directory so it may work better if you don't specify that in your <Directory> directive.

support@grfe.com · Post by **support@grfe.com** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:30 am

hi
we have installed the free version of webinator on windows and it is fine, however the same version when installed on linux is incomplete. what happens is that the left side vertical menu options are not all hyperlinked. actually the fist 5 are now hyperlinked and we need to click on the basic walk settings and start our settings, but the button is not hyperlinked.
but as i said the same thing is fine on our windows server.
anyone can tell me how we can reslove this problem on linux machine? please advise.
thanks

Post by **mark** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:45 am

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