Re: [libdb-develop] [ANN] LibDB 0.0.1 Released

[Bruce D'A. <bd...@fa...>]

On Feb 6, 2004, at 5:23 PM, Morbus Iff wrote:

> >Cannot you have the archive extracted into a single folder that gets
> >placed in the CGI directory?  I find this a little confusing myself.
>
> So, when you extracted the file, you received a bunch of folders and 
> files that you had to manually select each one to upload? And you'd 
> prefer to have the archive extract into a directory named libdb/ 
> (itself containing the folders and files), and just upload that one 
> folder?

Right.  It's not clear (to me) which files must be uploaded, and where 
they can and should go.  Sticking them in a single folder and saying 
"move the folder" is more clear for me.

> >>  4) Open the URL to installer/index.cgi in your browser and follow
> >>     the remaining instructions.
> >
> >"installer/index.cgi" isn't a valid url.
> >If I try this, though, it doesn't work:
> >http://localhost/installer/index.cgi
>
> Define "it doesn't work".

"File not found"

> Did you upload all those files into
> a libdb/ folder on the server?

On OS X, I put them all in /Library/WebServer/CGI-Executables; no 
subdirectory.

Bruce