cgi-bin in tomcat

vit has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Dear Monks,
Am I right that it is possible to use any name for cgi-bin directory. It looks like it works but not everything, so I want to first make sure that it's possible. In
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 5.5\conf\web.xml file I write:

    <!-- The mapping for the CGI Gateway servlet -->

    <servlet-mapping>
        <servlet-name>cgi</servlet-name>
        <url-pattern>/cgi-bin/*</url-pattern>
    </servlet-mapping>

    <servlet-mapping>
        <servlet-name>cgi</servlet-name>
        <url-pattern>/MyName/*</url-pattern>
    </servlet-mapping>
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so that I use two instances: cgi-bin and MyName in my web server and thus run 2 different Perl/CGI applications.

Is it OK, or I can expect some hidden problems?

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Re: cgi-bin in tomcat by jethro (Monsignor) on Sep 02, 2008 at 00:22 UTC
cgi-bin is nothing but a convention. With the apache directive ScriptAlias for example you can designate as many directories for executable scripts as you want. To say it in perlspeak: There is no magic in cgi-bin	[reply]
Re: cgi-bin in tomcat by Anonymous Monk on Sep 02, 2008 at 05:15 UTC
Is it OK, or I can expect some hidden problems? Tomcat is a Java Servlet server, and you're asking the perlmonks? Wrong forum.	[reply]
Re^2: cgi-bin in tomcat by sasdrtx (Friar) on Sep 02, 2008 at 10:18 UTC
Tomcat has the capability to run Perl by activating the CGI-servelet that comes with Tomcat. It seems to work fine, although I wouldn't try to do much volume that way. sas	[reply]