Re: LYNX-DEV Is it possible to use lynx with 'local cgi-bins' ?

[Benjamin C. W. Sittler]

On Tue, 14 Jan 1997, Paul Wouters wrote:

> I am trying to write a simple configuration program and I wanted to 
> use lynx for that if possible, because it will be a lot easier to
> update some html, then it is to update a bunch of C code.
> On our servers we happily use the php cgi-bin for scripting. Is it
> possible to use lynx and call a 'local' cgi-bin? I guess in a way it
> is similar to local files, except that it will have to do a few 
> environment settings which are normally done by the webserver.
> 
> Is there a way to use lynx and pass data onto another script/cgi-bin?

You want the lynxcgi: custom URL scheme, I believe. It will need to be
enabled when you compile Lynx, and is fairly well documented in the online
help. I have used it quite successfully to test CGI scripts without the
overhead of setting up an HTTP connection, and it gives you a script's
actual output, rather than an error page, when your script misbehaves.

Quite useful.


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