Scott Cain | 5 Jan 2009 23:21
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Re: problem with GBroser

OK--so the files went where I thought they would go; that's progress.
Now, are you sure the webserver is running?  What do you see when you
just look at http://localhost/ ?

Scott

On 1/5/09, Miguel <mgallach@...> wrote:
> Hello Scott,
>
>  This is the list of files in /usr/lib/cgi-bin/:
>
>  apt-cacher  gbrowse_details  gbrowse_moby     php               www-mysql
>  das         gbrowse_est      moby_server      php5
>  gbrowse     gbrowse_img      munin-cgi-graph  tutorial_test.pl
>
>
>  Besides, I couldn't open the http://localhost/gbrowse direction with
> Firefox or other web browser. I don't know if this answer the second
> question.
>
>  Additional info. that maybe could help: I have the folder /Root/gbrowse/,
> which only has a 'tmp' file.
>
>  Miguel
>
>
>  Scott Cain wrote:
>
> > Hi Miguel,
> >
> > Please keep the GBrowse mailing list cc'ed in your responses so other
> > people can help too and the responses can be archived.
> >
> > If you didn't install apache by hand, what I wrote is the wrong thing
> > to do (unless someone else with access to your system did).  Are there
> > any files in /usr/lib/cgi-bin ?  Do you know for sure what your
> > document root is?  That is, where can you put an html file and have it
> > show up when you look at http://localhost/ ?  That would help
> > determine how your webserver is working (or if it is working).
> >
> > Scott
> >
> >
> > On 1/5/09, Miguel <mgallach@...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > Hello Scott,
> > >  thanks for your prompt answer.
> > >
> > >  I installed apache by using the Synaptic Package Manager. The version
> is
> > > Apache 2.2.8. When I make "which apache2", the machine says it is in
> > > "/usr/sbin/apache2". Nevertheles, as I told you, I have the folder
> apache
> > > with this root: Root/usr/local/apache, in which there are three folders:
> > > cgi-bin, conf and htdocs. I guess it is not important. I am going to try
> > > what you suggested. Let see.
> > >
> > >  Thanks,
> > >  Miguel
> > >
> > >  Scott Cain wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hello Miguel,
> > > >
> > > > Since you mentioned /usr/local/apache, I'm guessing that the GBrowse
> > > > installer tried to guess where to install files for you but guessed
> > > > wrong.  Did you build apache from source and install it (and if so, is
> > > > that version of apache running and the default one not running)?
> > > > Assuming the file structure of Kubuntu is the same as Ubuntu, the
> > > > default location for cgi scripts is /usr/lib/cgi-bin, which, I'm
> > > > betting, is where you will find files named gbrowse, gbrowse_img, etc.
> > > >
> > > > What you probably need to do is to rerun the perl Makefile.PL command
> > > > and supply it with a parameter so it knows where to find the webserver
> > > > directories.  Assuming you installed apache in /usr/local/apache, you
> > > > would do this:
> > > >
> > > >  perl Makefile.PL APACHE=/usr/local/apache
> > > >
> > > > Or, if you ran the gbrowse_netinstall.pl script to install GBrowse,
> > > > you would do this:
> > > >
> > > >  sudo perl gbrowse_netinstall.pl
> > > >
> > > >
> > > --build_param_str="APACHE=/usr/local/apache"
> > >
> > >
> > > > That should (probably) do the trick.
> > > >
> > > > Scott
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 1/5/09, Miguel <mgallach@...> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hello,
> > > > >  My name is Miguel.
> > > > >
> > > > >  I need to install GBrowser in my computer (Kubuntu-8.04.1). I
> followed
> > > > >  the instructions from "gmod.org". It was supposed correctly
> installed.
> > > > >  Nevertheless I can not even run the first example in the tutorial
> > > > >  (volvox example). When I click the link
> > > > >  "http://localhost/cgi-bin/gbrowse/volvox
> > > > >  <file:///cgi-bin/gbrowse/volvox>" I always
> obtained a
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > "Page Load Error"
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > >  message saying "Firefox can't find the file at
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > /cgi-bin/gbrowse/volvox".
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > >  I have been working in the problem for a week but I can't still
> found
> > > > >  the problem. I don't know if it is an installation problem or I am
> just
> > > > >  doing bad with the example. Besides, I am not sure to fin the
> folder
> > > > >  /localhost/cgi-bin/ to check whether
> > > > >  "http://localhost/cgi-bin/gbrowse/volvox" is an
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > existing directory. Is
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > >  localhost the same as Root/usr/local/apache?
> > > > >
> > > > >  In case I could not finally install the software, it is possible to
> use
> > > > >  it with personal data from a server. Do you have this service?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >  Thank you for your help,
> > > > >  Miguel
> > > > >
> > > > >
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> > >
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>  Miguel Gallach Caballero
>
>  University of Texas at Arlington
>  337 Life Science
>  Biology Department
>  501 S. Nedderman Drive
>  Arlington, TX 76019-0498
>  Lab phone : (817) 272 7178
>  Fax : (817) 272 2855
>  ***********************************
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