Converting server-based cgi app to work locally

[Richard Miller]

Thanks, Sarah.
I was able to sort it out using localhost.
Richard


Sarah Reichelt wrote:
> On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 12:40 AM, Richard Miller <wow at together.net> wrote:
>   
>> I have a Rev app that is closely integrated with some remote server-based
>> Rev cgi scripting. I'd like to modify the app so it can work locally when
>> there's no internet connection.
>>
>> I have lots of calls like this:
>>
>> put url ("http://65.23.xxx.x/cgi-bin/RevSearch.cgi?setcompdata=" & compfile
>> & "=" & urlencode(compdata)) into x
>>
>> What's the simplest way to modify this to work locally? I have no experience
>> doing this. I'm thinking I can put a Rev cgi engine somewhere on my PC and
>> then simply change the URL so it points locally. Does that engine need to go
>> into a specific folder or can it go anywhere? How then do I structure the
>> URL?
>>     
>
> I guess this depends on how your app is going to get it's data if
> there is no connection.
>
> I have a similar app and when testing, I turn on the web server in my
> own computer, install my cgi-scripts there and use "localhost" instead
> of the IP address. That is on the Mac, I don't know anything about web
> serving under Windows.
>
> Another option would be to run a version of Andre's RevOnRockets HTTP
> stack as your server and somehow get it to supply the required data.
>
> If this is going to work, I presume you have a set of default data
> that you can supply instead of whatever was supposed to be coming from
> the web server. So a better way might be to check for an internet
> connection and then have functions that get your data. e.g.
>
> if connectedToNet then
>    put url ("http://65.23.xxx.x/cgi-bin/RevSearch.cgi?setcompdata=" &
> compfile & "=" & urlencode(compdata)) into x
> else
>    put "default data" into x
> end if
>
> One of the simplest ways to check for an internet connection is to put
> a text file on your site containing nothing but the number 1.
> Then:
>   put "http://mysite.com/test.txt" into tCheck
>   if tCheck = 1 then ... you are connected
> The virtue of this is that it tests the connection to the relevant server too.
>
> HTH,
> Sarah
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