Did You Know that PageGate Can Be Used to Update Websites Using CGI?

Did you know that PageGate can post updates to a website via CGI commands? The current version of PageGate can use the GET and POST methods of passing CGI variables to a web server, allowing you to pass updates to a website as part of your outbound messaging.

To configure IIS to host GetWeb's CGI executable:

Note: On server 2008 and 2012 the CGI-exe handler might not exist because the CGI role may not be enabled for the server (IIS) - go to "Server Manager" → "Roles" → "Add Role Services" - under "Web Server" → "Application Development" make sure CGI is checked.

1. Open the IIS Manager.
2. Select the Server object on the left hand side (it's the first thing listed in the tree).
3. Go to Handler Mappings.
4. Find "CGI-exe" in the list.
5. Right click on it and select "Edit Feature Permissions".
6. Put a check in Execute and click on OK.
7. In the left hand tree, expand Sites and Default Website.
8. Right click on Default Website, select "Add Virtual Directory".
9. Set the Alias to: scripts
10. Set the Physical Path to: c:\inetpub\scripts\ — if this directory doesn't exist, please create it.
11. In the left hand tree, click on the Server object at the top of the list.
12. On the right hand side, double click on "ISAPI and CGI Restrictions".
13. Right click in the available space and click on Add.
14. Set the "ISAPI or CGI path" to: c:\inetpub\scripts\webgate.exe
15. Set the Description to: GetWeb CGI Executable.
16. Put a check in "Allow extension path to execute" and click on OK.
17. In the left hand tree, right click on the scripts virtual directory you created in steps 8 through 10 and select "Edit Permissions".
18. Click on the Security tab.
19. Click on Edit.
20. Click on Add.
21. Make sure that your networking domain, not the local computer, is selected as the Location.
22. In the "Enter the object names to select", enter: domain users
23. Click on Check Names.
24. Click on OK.
25. Select the Domain Users group and allow them the "Modify" permission.
26. Click on OK.