Java/FastCGI
Steve Harris (harris@openmarket.com)
Mon, 01 Jul 1996 16:51:38 -0400
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To: baggi@txt.it
Subject: Java/FastCGI
Date: Mon, 01 Jul 1996 16:51:38 -0400
From: Steve Harris <harris@openmarket.com>
There are two different examples In the first you run TinyFCGI as a FastCGI
program TinyFCGI.cgi is not used in this case. In the second you use
TinyFCGI.cgi to run TinyFCGI as a CGI (but not a FastCGI) program. The point
of the second example is just to show that you can run the same code in both
contexts.
To run TINYTFCGI as FastCGI, you start TinyFCGI.class with the "java
DFCGI_PORT=portNum TinyFCGI" invocation. To run TINYTFCGI as CGI you use
TinyFCGI.cgi to run TinyFCGI.class. TinyFCGI.cgi invokes the java interpreter
without providing an FCGI_PORT parameter. The FastCGI intialization routine
tests for the existence of an FCGI_PORT parameter to determine if the program
is running as FastCGI.
To run TinyFCGI as a FastCGI program using cgi-fcgi, you need to follow the
instructions in the documentation, but in place of the
ExternalAppClass/Responder, you run a CGI script file containing:
#!../cgi-fcgi/cgi-fcgi -f
cgi-fcgi -bind -connect hostName:portNum
Naturally the path to the cgi-fcgi binary might vary
according to the installation. And the script file must
be executable in the Unix sense.
You would then point your browser at hostname/path/TinyFCGI.
If hostname contains a port, it is the port for that server, not the FCGI_PORT.
See cgi-fcgi.1 for more information.
In the case where you are runnning TinyFCGI as CGI (not FastCGI), you don't
start the application externally, but you need only point your browser at
TinyFCGI.cgi which is:
#! /bin/csh
exec javexe/java TinyFCGI
The first line creates a shell, and you should make sure that the shell you
invoke has CLASSPATH defined for fcgi-devel-kit/examples and
fcgi-devel-kit/java/classes. The second line uses a soft link "javexe" to
java/bin invoke the Java interpreter. You need to make this reference java/bin
in your JDK. If the shell you use has this directory in its PATH, you can
dispense with "javexe".
I hope this helps. If you have further problems let me know.
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I'm working for implementing Java Fast-CGI, but I have some problem.
I followed all the steps in the related chapter, but the example
TinyFCGI doesn't run.
How can I configure the port for open the Socket with cgi-fcgi ?
The execution of the program with java interpreter must be inside the
TinyFCGI.cgi or directly with an on-line command ?
How can I point my browser for view the results ? ( on my opinion the
example in the chapter is wrong !)
Thanks, if you can help me !
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