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diff --git a/doc/forum/Ikiwiki_CGI_not_working_on_my_server__44___and_it__39__s_a_binary_file__63__.mdwn b/doc/forum/Ikiwiki_CGI_not_working_on_my_server__44___and_it__39__s_a_binary_file__63__.mdwn index dc274c5b2..d0b4a9363 100644 --- a/doc/forum/Ikiwiki_CGI_not_working_on_my_server__44___and_it__39__s_a_binary_file__63__.mdwn +++ b/doc/forum/Ikiwiki_CGI_not_working_on_my_server__44___and_it__39__s_a_binary_file__63__.mdwn @@ -10,3 +10,18 @@ Why is it a binary? And what can I do about this error? > the script (and there is output occurring before the HTTP headers are printed). Do you have access > to the webserver logs for your host? They might contain some clues. Are you sure that the webserver > is setup for CGI properly? -- [[Jon]] + +> Quite likely your laptop and your server do not run the same +> OS, so the wrapper binary cannot just be copied from one +> to the other and run. Also, the wrapper is just that, a +> thin wrapper which then runs ikiwiki. As ikiwiki is not +> yet installed on your server, that's another reason what +> you're trying can't work. +> +> If installing ikiwiki on the server is not possible or +> too much work right now, you could try building your wiki +> on your laptop with cgi disabled in the setup file. +> The result would be a static website that you could deploy to +> the server this way. Of course, it wouldn't be editable +> on the server, and other features that need the CGI would +> also be disabled. --[[Joey]] |