[ic] Problem with Installation

Grant emailgrant at gmail.com
Sat Nov 3 16:00:00 EST 2007


> > > Hi everyone,
> > >
> > > Please bear with me, I'm new to Interchange.
> > >
> > > I've installed Interchange and a catalog called jnd.
> > >
> > > I can start Interchange.  But whenever I try to access it with a browser
> > > it gives me a message:
> > > We're sorry, the Interchange server is unavailable...
> > > We are out of service or may be experiencing high system demand. Please
> > > try again soon.
> > >
> > > I've turned on debugging in Interchange and nothing seems to be
> > > happening.
> > >
> > > I look at the Apache logs and I don't see any errors and I see the
> > > access in the access log.
> > >
> > > The jnd program is found in cgi-bin. I've tried to add another catelog
> > > with makecat but same effect.
> > >
> > > I suspect there is breakdown in Apache talking to the Interchange daemon
> > > but not sure where to look.
> > >
> > > If there is someplace else I can look for info, please let me know.
> > >
> > > I'm running on Arch Linux (source based), Apache 2.2.6, self-compiled
> > > perl non-threaded.
> >
> > Have you looked in IC's error.log, both catalog-level and global?
> > That would most likely be jnd/error.log and
> > /usr/local/interchange/error.log.
> >
>
> Thanks for replying.  I did look in both error.log files and since I had
> debug turned on, I looked in it.  I see absolutely no errors.  The debug
> file shows a bunch of sql commands that were executed.
>
> I'm confused -- don't understand why this isn't running.  I'm going to
> install a virtual appliance with a fresh Mint (Ubuntu) install and see
> if installing with the packages will be easier and successful.

I use and recommend Interchange::Link myself so I won't be too much
help with the cgi-bin programs.  If you want to give Link.pm a try I
should be more help.  It's technically faster, gives you more control,
and eliminates extra URL stuff without Rewrite rules.

- Grant


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