B.1 Running an OPeNDAP Server

If you use one of the platforms for which OPeNDAP supplies a binary distribution, you only need the following software to run an OPeNDAP server.

Perl

Perl is used for the server dispatch script. (See Section 5.1.) This is the main CGI program constituting the OPeNDAP server. You must have Perl version 5 or later. (Alternatively, you can also rewrite the dispatch script to use another scripting language, such as your shell. However, we think installing Perl is generally a simpler task.) You can get Perl from the GNU archives, or from http://www.perl.com.