Re: [mv] Site configuration

[Ryan Hertz <rhertz@gyb.baits.com>]

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At 07:55 PM 10/10/00 , you wrote:
>******    message to minivend-users from Scott 
><scott@mynewdiamond.com>     ******
>
>I am trying to fully understand the 'catalog' configuration in the
>minivend.cfg file.  The example given is :
>
>   Catalog  simple /home/minivend/simple /cgi-bin/simple /simple

Here's my entry for a live site (2+ years):

Catalog  order /var/lib/httpd/mvend/order /cgi-bin/order

I'm not using alias.


>The FIRST parameter (/home/minivend/simple) is the pathway to the catalog
>directory?  The documentation says it is just a name.  Does this line play a
>significant role in software execution or not?

It is the name of the catalog, not sure exactly how it is used, but it 
doesn't necessarily have to reflect the name of your directory or cgi 
-portion.  I have another entry like this:

Catalog  testbed /var/lib/httpd/mvend/testbed /testbed/testbed.cgi


>The SECOND is the path to what ? ? ?    The location of the script is what
>it looks like, not just a base directory of the catalog, which is stored
>away from the cgi-bin space.

The second is the directory containing the catalog's file, pages, 
configuration, logs, etc.  Mine happens to be in the directory where I've 
installed minivend.


>The final 'alias' is the name of the vlink program.  Fine.  Why does the
>example in the minivend.cfg file contain the following:
>
>#Catalog   simple /home/mike/catalogs/simple /cgi-bin/simple
>/secure-bin/simple
>
>This makes it look like the /secure-bin/simple 'alias' should be just for
>secure operation.

If your cgi-bin on your secure server was named something else, such as 
secure-bin, Minivend will allow it to run (i.e. MV wouldn't normally let 
you run the catalog from a directory that isn't configured.  I believe this 
to be a rather smart security fix, among other things)


>Could someone offer me a clear explanation of how to use these and set them
>up right?  Where can I find the info if it already exists.

You may get the best results with running bin/makecat -- unless you're more 
comfortable changing the configurations by hand.

There's a great amount of mailing list archives, documentation, and FAQ at 
http://www.minivend.com.


>Thanks
>
>--
>Scott A Hacker MD
>Department of Orthopaedics
>University of Washington


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