Re: [mv] Site configuration

[cfm@maine.com]

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On Tue, Oct 10, 2000 at 07:55:03PM -0700, Scott wrote:
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> 
> 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
> 
> 
> 
> 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?

Directive is "Catalog"

FIRST parameter is "simple"  The catalog name.  (More coffee)

> 
> 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.

Path to actual location of files

> 
> 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

Watch your line wrap.  AFAIK you can have any number of aliases after
the path to catalog files.  They are all just alternate paths by which
that particular catalog can be called.  If the catalog is called via one
of those aliases, it will generate return links via that alias (generally).
Search for "multiple entry points" in docs.

Catalog  simple /var/mv/simple /Catalog/simple.cgi /Accounts/simple.cgi /Extranet/simple.cgi

> 
> This makes it look like the /secure-bin/simple 'alias' should be just for
> secure operation.  

No.  The alias names are arbitrary.  Your secure url is specified in catalog.cfg.

cfm
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