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Host Publisher Feature, Version 6.01
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Host Publisher Hints and Tips

Testing your Web server

If you have followed the steps on the preceding pages, you know that your Dispatcher and Page Server are working. Now you must connect them to your Web server. (If you are using Host Publisher's Web server, no further action is required.)

Stop the Host Publisher Web server if it is running. Start your own Web server. Ensure that Dispatcher and Page Server are still running.

There are two ways to configure your Web server to pass URL requests to Host Publisher. The most efficient way is to use your Web server's proprietary interface. Host Publisher supports this for some Web servers. Host Publisher can also use the CGI interface, which most Web servers support. However, using the CGI interface is less efficient.

To determine if Host Publisher supports your Web server's proprietary interface, check the Host Publisher documentation and the Host Publisher Web page. If your server is supported, continue with the next section. Otherwise, skip to the CGI section below.

Proprietary interfaces

Host Publisher should have detected your server and configured it to connect to Host Publisher automatically during Host Publisher installation. Test it by using a local Web browser to visit http://127.0.0.1/HostPublisher (change HostPublisher to whatever URL identifier you chose during installation). If you see a list of Web libraries, no further action is required. If not, continue.

To resolve the problem, run Host Publisher's automatic Web server configuration again. Do this by runnning WWW Server Registry from the Host Publisher Start menu. Stop and start your Web server, and try the same page from your Web browser.

If URL requests are still not passed to Host Publisher, consult the Host Publisher on-line documentation. In the section Details about configuring the Adaptor, find the details for your Web server and verify that your Web server is configured correctly. Always stop and start your Web server after making any change.

CGI interface

Consult the section Details about configuring the Adaptor in the Host Publisher on-line documentation and look for Configuring the Adapter with CGI. Don't forget to stop and start your Web server before testing any changes.
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