Re: How To Install
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texte = Doug wrote: > Next Q. > Background: I am running Apache on a FreeBSD server in a multiple > virtual host environment. > > The install program wants to know the Apache Server documentRoot path. > Is that the Document Root to my virtual host or is it some other > directory? > It is the documentRoot where you want to install the default WebCatalog pages (the docs, demos sites, and links to the admin pages). This should not be a publically accessible virtual identity, just for security's sake. Similarly, the cgi-bin directory (where the WebCatalogEngine directory is located) should not be in a publically accessible directory. In both cases, if you install into the directories that correspond to the localhost identity, you are as safe as can be expected.Your actual WebCat templates (the ones you create) do not need to be in any special location. Just having a file extension that maps to the WebCat handler in Apache will mean WebCat will called for those templates. Your virtual identities do not need to have any cgi-bin map at all.A couple of suggestions:1) if you haven't run *nix before, get a good book on *nix administration (O'Reilly is always good);2) if you haven't run Apache, or have relied on a preinstalled Apache, get a good book on Apache administration (oddly enough, O'Reilly again is good);3) unless you are going to rely completely on StoreBuilder, take apart the WC demo sites and see how to do things.Good luckJohn-- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4501 Forbes Boulevard Suite H Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5748 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Doug wrote: > Next Q. > Background: I am running Apache on a FreeBSD server in a multiple > virtual host environment. > > The install program wants to know the Apache Server documentRoot path. > Is that the Document Root to my virtual host or is it some other > directory? > It is the documentRoot where you want to install the default WebCatalog pages (the docs, demos sites, and links to the admin pages). This should not be a publically accessible virtual identity, just for security's sake. Similarly, the cgi-bin directory (where the WebCatalogEngine directory is located) should not be in a publically accessible directory. In both cases, if you install into the directories that correspond to the localhost identity, you are as safe as can be expected.Your actual WebCat templates (the ones you create) do not need to be in any special location. Just having a file extension that maps to the WebCat handler in Apache will mean WebCat will called for those templates. Your virtual identities do not need to have any cgi-bin map at all.A couple of suggestions:1) if you haven't run *nix before, get a good book on *nix administration (O'Reilly is always good);2) if you haven't run Apache, or have relied on a preinstalled Apache, get a good book on Apache administration (oddly enough, O'Reilly again is good);3) unless you are going to rely completely on StoreBuilder, take apart the WC demo sites and see how to do things.Good luckJohn-- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4501 Forbes Boulevard Suite H Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5748 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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