[BioPython] help with cgi in python

[Ramu Chenna]

Hi

or you can use cgimodel, allows you to run and debug on the command line!

http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=3616


Ramu

On Wed, 27 Mar 2002, Danny Yoo wrote:

>
>
> On Wed, 27 Mar 2002, Brad Chapman wrote:
>
> > Hi Ravinderl
> >
> > > I've used perl for cgi in the past. I'm convinced that python is simpler
> > > to use. So I thought I should switch to python. However, things are not
> > > working as expected. As an example, I've a file text.cgi which has
> > > permission for everyone to execute (chmod +x test.cgi).
> > [....]
> >
> > > Now when click submit, I get the following message:
> > > -----------------------------------------------------------------
> > > Internal Server Error
> > [....]
> > > More information about this error may be available in the server error
> > > log.
> >
> > You'll need more information to figure out what the problem is. As the
> > error suggests, I'd check in the error log, which is normally something
> > like /var/log/httpd-error.log. If you do a 'tail -f' on this file and
> > then run your cgi script, you will hopefully see a more helpful error
> > message about what is causing the problem.
>
>
> Also, you'll be much happier if you use the 'cgitb' module:
>
>     http://www.python.org/doc/lib/module-cgitb.html
>
> If you use 'cgitb', all CGI errors will be displayed with a nice traceback
> instead of that annoying "Internal Server Error", so that you can actually
> debug things properly... *grin*
>
> Good luck!
>
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