OIT Moving CGI Scripts to a New Server
If you have a CGI account, you must move your scripts from the existing server, crash.oit.umass.edu or wwwx.oit.umass.edu, to the new server, webcgi.oit.umass.edu before the May 14th deadline.
The new CGI server is available now. We strongly encourage anyone who has a CGI account to move their scripts and test them on the new server as soon as possible.
About the New CGI Server
Below are some details about the new CGI server:
- The name of the new server is webcgi.oit.umass.edu
- Log in using SSH or SCP/SFTP. Telnet and FTP connections are not accepted by our servers.
- To log in, you must use your NetID (OIT Account user name) and UMail password. Your UMail password may be different from the password you used to log in to crash.oit.umass.edu
- Site location on the new server: /home/netid/public_html (where netid is your OIT Account user name.)
- Your public_html folder will be created automatically for you when you first log in to the server. This folder and any files placed in it will be set with public permissions.
- The webcgi.oit.umass.edu server uses the Linux operating system instead of Solaris. As a result, any custom C/C++ based Perl modules and CGI scripts may need to be re-compiled.
- Once you have saved your scripts in the public_html directory, they can be referenced from your html files in the following manner: http://webcgi.oit.umass.edu/~netid/scriptname.cgi (where netid is your OIT Account user name.)
Need Help?
For basic assistance moving your files from the old to the new server or for general questions about the transition, contact the OIT Help Desk at 545-9400.
For help troubleshooting or developing CGI scripts, please contact your Web or CGI programmer. OIT is providing the space for CGI scripts, but does not provide consulting services associated with CGI programming.
