running rev cgi on Mac OS 8.6 Personal web server?

[Robert Brenstein]

>On 6/5/05 11:01 AM, Andre Garzia wrote:
>
>>  Jacque,
>>
>>  do you remember any MacOS Classic webserver that is able to run Rev
>>  CGIs? I am trying to remember here but nothing comes to mind.... The
>>  only thing I remember is that you can glue WebServer + Applescript
>>  middleware + Revolution app.
>
>Right, that is all I remember too. I worked with Apple's web server 
>software and HyperCard and Mac OS 7.5 to create an online database 
>for a school district many years ago. And yes, we needed to use 
>AppleScript to communicate between the server and HyperCard as a 
>CGI. HyperCard then formulated HTML pages and sent those back to the 
>server.
>
>Rev could work the same way, I imagine. I haven't written any server 
>implementations for OS 9 for many years though.
>
>--
>Jacqueline Landman Gay         |     jacque at hyperactivesw.com
>HyperActive Software           |     http://www.hyperactivesw.com


I have a client still running a Rev-based CGI (with Valentina as 
database) behind MacHTTP under OS9 and works just dandy, serving some 
1500 users. AppleEvents (not AppleScript) are used for inter-program 
communication.

Such a setup will work just fine under 8.6 on beige 233. It is 
actually possible to run this (yes, 8.6) on early G4's to get some 
more cpu power. Perfect use for older hardware for less demanding 
service.

Robert