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Hi, where might i find help/docs/faq on gemini cgi? For html i am using: #!/bin/bash echo "Content-type: text/html" echo "" [rest of script] I have not found information for starting a cgi script output for gemini. Thank you for any assistance. Cheers Neil
mingmengtou at use.startmail.com writes:
> Hi, where might i find help/docs/faq on gemini cgi? For html i am using:
> #!/bin/bash
> echo "Content-type: text/html"
> echo ""
> [rest of script]
>
> I have not found information for starting a cgi script output for gemini.
> Thank you for any assistance.
> Cheers
> Neil
There are some difference on how Gemini servers implements CGI.
Usually[0] they just execute your script with a bunch of environment
variable set, and expect you to handle the transaction. For instance, a
simple "hello world"-tier script could be:
#!/bin/sh
printf "20 text/gemini\r\n"
echo "# Hello Gemini"
but check the documentation of your server of choice (and also the
protocol specification.)
Cheers,
Omar Polo
[0]: At least with gmid, GLV-1.12556 and (to some extent) vger; don't
know what other servers do.
Omar, Thank you for your help. > There are some difference on how Gemini servers implements CGI. > Usually[0] they just execute your script with a bunch of environment > variable set, and expect you to handle the transaction. For instance, a > simple "hello world"-tier script could be: > > #!/bin/sh > printf "20 text/gemini\r\n" > echo "# Hello Gemini" I can see that this would work. > but check the documentation of your server of choice (and also the > protocol specification.) > Cheers, > Omar Polo I didn't notice that agate was static only - but problem solved: know the format and to check server. > [0]: At least with gmid, GLV-1.12556 and (to some extent) vger; don't > know what other servers do. I'm probably going to go with GLV Thanks Neil
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