Re: [mv] Newbie having install probs

[Sergio Polini <s.polini@mclink.it>]

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"S. Salter" wrote:
> 
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> Hi,
> 
> New to minivend and to the list. Gone through the faq and docs (to a point)
> but cannot get the /simple demo running.

I'm a newbie too, but I got the demos running :-)

> doc root is /usr/local/www/htdocs
> cgi root directory is /usr/local/www/htdocs/tools
> minivend dist in /usr/local/www/htdocs/tools/mvend
> installed it to /usr/local/www/htdocs/tools/vend

At first: please, do _not_ leave your tests on your production server !!!
Do _not_ install MiniVend in the document space of your http server !!!
Do _not_ make your script directory a subdirectory of your document root !!!

As far as I can undestand:
- your server is Stronghold 2.0.1 (Apache 1.2.0); it should be updated :-)
- in your httpd.conf:
  -- you have left "Option Indexes" in <Directory /usr/local/www/htdocs>
  -- "ReadmeName README" is not commented out;
- "fp" is more careful than "gp" :-)
- etc. etc. :-))

No good.

I would suggest:

- DocumentRoot "/usr/local/www/htdocs"   # why not?
- <Directory "/usr/local/www/htdocs">
     Options None
     AllowOverride None
     Order allow,deny
     Allow from all
  </Directory>
- ScriptAlias /tools/ "/usr/local/www/cgi-bin/"
- <Directory "/usr/local/www/cgi-bin">
     Options None
     AllowOverride None
     Order allow,deny
     Allow from all
  </Directory>
- minivend dist: /usr/local/src/minivend-<version> 
- minivend installation directory (VendRoot): /home/minivend/mvend
 
> I did the manual perl tlink thing to get that working.

I didn't need that.
 
> httpd.conf is in /usr/local/www/conf
> server name is www.tisbook.com
> DemoType is simple
> mailOrderTo is tisbook

Why not webmaster@tisbook.com ?

> CatRoot is /usr/local/www/htdocs/catalogs/simple

"/home/minivend/catalogs/simple" would be much better :-)

> CgiRoot is /usr/local/www/htdocs/tools  (tools dir allows cgi executables)

"/usr/local/www/cgi-bin" would be much better too.

> CgiUrl is /tools/simple.cgi  (ASSUMEing I want a cgi program name?)

"simple" (w/o ".cgi") is enough, since you have your own CGI directory.

> Aliases is /simple
> DocumentRoot is /usr/local/www/htdocs
> SampleHtml is /usr/local/www/htdocs/simple
> ImageDir is /usr/local/www/htdocs/simple/images
> ImageUrl is /simple/images
> using UNIX mode with no cgiwrap or suexec
> using MySql and the database IS created
> 
> after process is done I get this URL to test things:
>   http://www.tisbook.com/simple
> 
> but, the "Enter" link on that page is defined as:
> http://www.tisbook/com/tools/simple/index.html
> 
> that doesn't exist.
> What didn't I define properly?
> 

I'd reconfigure your http server and install MiniVend again from scratch :-)

HTH

Sergio


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