Installation guide

Appendix C: Troubleshooting for UNIX Platforms
162 FlashCONNECT Administrator’s Guide
Test 3. Verify the Web server can run a script in the
cgi-bin directory, using sh.
NOTE—This diagnostic tests the ability for the Web server to execute shell scripts.
Since FlashCONNECT does not use shell scripts, it is possible for
FlashCONNECT to work even if this diagnostic fails.
Setup:
• FlashCONNECT must be installed on your Web server.
• FlashCONNECT need not be installed on the database server.
• Shell (/bin/sh) scripts must be executable by the Web server. If
they are not, try the diagnostic test, Test 4. Verify the Web server
can run a script in the cgi-bin directory, using PERL.
• Copy the helloworld.sh program from the w3library directory to
the cgi-bin directory on the Web server.
Process: Use a browser to access the helloworld.sh file. The URL will look
something like:
http://yourwebhost/path/helloworld.sh
For example:
http://mywebhost.rainingdata.com/cgi-bin/helloworld.sh
Success: A Web page containing the message "Hello World" displays.
Failure: An error message displays.
Follow-up: Confirm the following are true:
• URL is correct.
• Web server has execute access to the files in the cgi-bin
directory.
• Web server is running on a UNIX system.