Hi Sven, are you using another proxy to access URLs in your network? I found this Mailinglist discussion http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2008-December/569855.html
If that is still not doing the trick, I',m afraid I am running out of ideas soon. Regards, Marc On 27.08.2010 12:40, Sven Burbeck wrote: > Hi, > the firewall is off. > Entering http://example.com/cgi-bin/proxy.cgi > manually in the browser brings up the following message: > Not Found > The requested URL /cgi-bin/proxy.cgi was not found on this server. > Apache/2.2.3 (CentOS) Server at example.com Port 80 > > entering http://localhost/cgi-bin/proxy.cgi > brings up: > waiting for localhost... > <urlopen error [Errno 110] Connection timed out> > > cheers, > Sven > > > Quoting "Marc Jansen"<jan...@terrestris.de>: > > >> Hi Sven, >> >> Is there some firewall active on the server? >> >> What do you see if you enter http://example.com/cgi-bin/proxy.cgi in >> your browser manually? When called without parameters, it'll try to >> access www.openlayers.org. >> >> You should see the OpenLayers Homepage served by your proxy (You'll need >> to allow the host www.openlayers.org though) >> >> Regards, >> Marc >> >> >> On 27.08.2010 11:04, Sven Burbeck wrote: >> >>> Hi Marc, >>> 1.) Browser indicates: "waiting for localhost" and finally: >>> "<urlopen error [Errno 110] Connection timed out>" >>> >>> 2.) mytest.cgi indeed wasn't Python but Perl. However, I changed it >>> to Python >>> Content: >>> #!/usr/bin/python >>> print "Content-type: text/html\r\n\r\n"; >>> print "Python CGI works"; >>> and it works! >>> >>> 3.) changed first line in proxy.cgi to #!/usr/bin/python >>> but to no avail. The problem remains. >>> >>> Any idea? >>> >>> Sven >>> >>> >>> >>> Quoting "Marc Jansen"<jan...@terrestris.de>: >>> >>> >>> >>>> Hi Sven, >>>> >>>> Just some thoughts/questions: >>>> >>>> * What is the exact server message? >>>> * Is your test.cgi a python cgi? >>>> * Can proxy.cgi find the pythoin executable? >>>> * On a terminal on that machine issue >>>> which python >>>> >>>> This should give you the path to the python executable >>>> (/path/to/python). Replace the first line in the proxy.cgi script >>>> #!/usr/bin/env python >>>> >>>> to the output of 'which' >>>> #!/path/to/python >>>> >>>> * Is the script executable (check it with ls -la, maybe add it with >>>> chmod +x proxy.cgi) >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Marc >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 27.08.2010 09:36, Sven Burbeck wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hello, >>>>> sorry for asking stupid newbie questions but I fail to get the >>>>> proxi.cgi working. >>>>> I followed the FAQ description: >>>>> http://trac.openlayers.org/wiki/FrequentlyAskedQuestions#ProxyHost >>>>> >>>>> I've installed Apache 2.2.13 on SUSE11.2 via rpm. >>>>> Apparently the default cgi-bin is under /srv/www/cgi-bin >>>>> I put a test.cgi there and it works when calling it: >>>>> http://localhost/cgi-bin/test.cgi >>>>> >>>>> However, trying the same with proxy.cgi fails. >>>>> Is there anything else I have to consider? >>>>> >>>>> cheers, >>>>> Sven >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Users mailing list >>>>> Users@openlayers.org >>>>> http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/users >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Users mailing list >>> Users@openlayers.org >>> http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/users >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Users mailing list >> Users@openlayers.org >> http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/users >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list > Users@openlayers.org > http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/users > > -- ................................................................. Karten im (Inter|Intra)net? OpenLayers - Webentwicklung mit dynamischen Karten und Geodaten von M. Jansen und T. Adams, OpenSourcePress, München. ISBN: 978-3-937514-92-5 URL: http://openlayers-buch.de ................................................................. Dipl.-Geogr. Marc Jansen - Anwendungsentwickler - terrestris GmbH& Co. KG Irmintrudisstraße 17 53111 Bonn Tel: ++49 (0)228 / 96 28 99 -53 Fax: ++49 (0)228 / 96 28 99 -57 Email: jan...@terrestris.de Web: http://www.terrestris.de Amtsgericht Bonn, HRA 6835 Komplementärin: terrestris Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH vertreten durch: Hinrich Paulsen, Till Adams _______________________________________________ Users mailing list Users@openlayers.org http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/users
