Re: [MacPerl-WebCGI] Server suitable for testing?

Bill Becker <[email protected]> wrote:
>I'd like to ask what server folks are using on a Mac to test CGI's,
>and the like?

I use the built in apple web server  (sorry I'm using a Japanese Mac so I
can't remember the exact name in English) which comes with OS 8 and later.
It's basic but it's enough if you want to test cgis (I wouldn't recommend
it for serious use tho, unless as part of an intranet or LAN).

Not directly connected with your query, but another interesting feature of
OS8 upwards is the ability to set up OT so that it runs with a dummy DNS
for internal testing, combined with a HOST file you can mimic the DNS of a
site you're working on so that the URLs used by HTML forms or ref URLS used
by multi-part cgis don't have to be changed if you intend moving the script
later to a different machine.


HTH

Robin