Setting up on XAMPP on Windows
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 3:48 am
Hi All,
I have just done a test install of the livecode server on the XAMPP bundle.
I had some problems and uninstalled and re-installed a number of times. I used the simple hello.lc script as a test and each time the problem was that I was getting a 500 server error. It couldn't find what I was looking for.
So, I had a bit of a brain wave and looked at the Apache error log which read
To the point. The documentation that comes with the server (LiveCodeNotes-4_6_4-Server.pdf) suggests that the modification to the config file should be
Anyway. Though I'd just mention it in case someone else makes the same sort of error.
Now, I can start to blunder around on the server side. Yippee.
I have just done a test install of the livecode server on the XAMPP bundle.
I had some problems and uninstalled and re-installed a number of times. I used the simple hello.lc script as a test and each time the problem was that I was getting a 500 server error. It couldn't find what I was looking for.
So, I had a bit of a brain wave and looked at the Apache error log which read
. This really suggested the problem was in finding the livecode engine.script not found or unable to stat: C:/xampp/cgi-bin/livecode-server
To the point. The documentation that comes with the server (LiveCodeNotes-4_6_4-Server.pdf) suggests that the modification to the config file should be
Actually it should beAddHandler livecode-script .lc
Action livecode-script /livecode-cgi/livecode-server
This is correctly but confusingly stated in LiveCode Lessons http://lessons.runrev.com/s/lessons/m/4 ... ith-apache.AddHandler livecode-script .lc
Action livecode-script /livecode-cgi/livecode-server.exe
Anyway. Though I'd just mention it in case someone else makes the same sort of error.
Now, I can start to blunder around on the server side. Yippee.