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Select the platform to install the CGI Gateway under:
Windows 9x/NT
Linux/Unix
Use the instructions below to configure other Application/Web Servers running on Windows 9x/NT supporting Common Gateway Interface (CGI) to use iServer as their Servlet Engine.
  1. Install and configure iServer.

  2. Install and configure the Application/Web Server that supports CGI enabling CGI executables.

  3. Define variables used by the CGI Gateway.

    For Windows 9x add the following environmental variables to the autoexec.bat file.

    set ISERVER_HOSTNAME = host_name
    set ISERVER_PORT = port
    set IGATEWAY_DEBUG = debug

    debug whether to make a dump of the request/response to \temp\cgiGateway.log [ true | false ], normally false.
    host_name the name of the host computer running iServer. If iServer is running on the same computer as the iServer CGI Gateway then localhost can be used.
    port is the port number iServer is listening on, normally port 8080.

    For Windows NT using the Control Panel double-click on System then click on Environment tab and add the following System Variables.

    Variable Value
    IGATEWAY_DEBUG whether to make a dump of the request/response to \temp\cgiGateway.log [ true | false ], normally false.
    ISERVER_HOSTNAME the name of the host computer running iServer. If iServer is running on the same computer as the iServer CGI Gateway then localhost can be used.
    ISERVER_PORT is the port number iServer is listening on, normally port 8080.

  4. Add the following Virtual Directory.

    Alias the URI used to access the iServer CGI Gateway, normally /servlet.
    Directory the path the iServer CGI Gateway, normally c:\iws\bin\win32\cgiGateway.exe.
    Access/Permissions the privileges, normally Execute.

  5. Restart the computer.
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Use the instructions below to configure other Application/Web Servers running on Linux/Unix supporting Common Gateway Interface (CGI) to use iServer as their Servlet Engine.
  1. Install and configure iServer.

  2. Install and configure the Application/Web Server that supports CGI enabling CGI executables.

  3. Define the following environmental variables in the server's login script.

    export ISERVER_HOSTNAME = host_name
    export ISERVER_PORT = port
    export IGATEWAY_DEBUG = debug

    debug whether to make a dump of the request/response to /tmp/cgiGateway.log [ true | false ], normally false.
    host_name the name of the host computer running iServer. If iServer is running on the same computer as the iServer CGI Gateway then localhost can be used.
    port is the port number iServer is listening on, normally port 8080.

  4. Add the following Virtual Directory to the server's configuration file.

    Alias the URI used to access the iServer CGI Gateway, normally /servlet.
    Directory the path the iServer CGI Gateway, normally /iws/bin/linux/cgiGateway.
    Access/Permissions the privileges, normally Execute.

  5. Logout and log back in.

  6. Restart the computer.
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