Also, I had to try installing 3 times. Kept getting a message that I didn't have permissions, then the 4th time it went through ok. I wonder if you can enlighten me as to whether this normal and what I can do to avoid it?
I used the cgi-bin folder to install - should I move the wrx.cgi file or leave it in the cgi-bin directory?
If you were getting permissions denial 3 times and didn't get it the 4th time something changed between the 3rd and 4th time. Computers are not tempamental, they change functionality when told to. What was different the 4th time?
If the server has a cgi-bin, that cgi-bin allows executable files by default. Apache servers may also allow executables in other directories by default, or allow the user to permit executables as desired by using an .htaccess file. IIS servers generally require the user to change settings in IIS controls to be able to execute outside of a cgi-bin.
For Unix/Apache the .htaccess file needs to be placed in the directory and contain Options +ExecCGI
AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl
For Windows/IIS server the executable permissions need to be set:
Whether you use the cgi-bin or move to another folder is entirely up to you. The purpose of a cgi-bin has been obsolete since 1997, there is no security issues involved in running executables outside of a cgi-bin.
