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Setting up CGI-BIN in IIS 5.0

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by adam.stone 1 view

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I need to migrate a website that is currenly hosted on a apache/unix server to a windows 2000/iis server. I have the files currenly copied onto a blank cd. Do I have to setup the CGI-BIN directory first before I move the files over or do i need a third party software to run the cgi files? Is there an easier way to complete this migration and keep the links working properly?

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by adam.stone

The apache/unix server is located at another location and hosted by another company that does not allow user access for files.

by p.j.hutchison

Most websites are accessible using FTP, you should be able to access that website via FTP and make a local copy to migrate to your IIS server.

by sridharpandu

If your website is on Apache/Unix server what are your pages written in ? HTML, JavaScript, Servlets, JSP ? Except for HTML and some JavaScript the others dont run on MS IIS. You might have to port these into ASP and VBScript. CGI programming on Unix is usually done using PERL and C. I dont think MS IIS supports these.

by paulvs1_

the Internet Information Services (IIS) Migration Wizard to easily migrate site content and settings from an existing Apache server to IIS. This article describes how to use the IIS Migration Wizard to migrate data from Apache to IIS.

by adam.stone

THE CORRECT WAY TO RUN CGI FILES IN THE IIS ENVIRONMENT IS TO CREATE A CGI-BIN VIRTUAL DIRECTORY AND THEN CREATE AN EXTENSION (.CGI) FILE TO RUN USING THE PERL.EXE. I DID THESE STEPS AND THE WEBSITE IS NOW RUNNING FINE.

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