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Like a lot of things in computing, if it's beyond your understanding perhaps you should learn more before you try it. Compiling C++ code into a functional cgi is pretty high level stuff, and there are multiple ways to easily get your account permanently banned if you mess it up. Furthermore, if you look at http://mapserver.org/installation/unix.html#installation you will see that there is more to it than just compiling a single cgi file. It looks to be a full install of executable software and the cgi is just the web interface. You won't have access to install anything like that on Heliohost. In order to have shell access and be able to compile and install binaries you will most likely have to buy a VPS or run your own server. It's certainly not something that most shared hosts will allow because of security concerns, and Heliohost is no different.

<p>Basically:</p> <ul> <li>Drop source into /cgi-bin</li> <li>Set up a cron command to compile it into a .cgi: <br /> <pre style="font-family: monospace, 'Courier New'; padding: 1em; border: 1px dashed rgb(47, 111, 171); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249); line-height: 1.3em; font-size: 13px;"> gcc /home/user/public_html/cgi-bin/mysourcefile.c -o /home/user/public_html/cgi-bin/outputfile.cgi</pre> </li> <li>Make sure the cron command is set to run sometime after you create it</li> <li>Add the cron job</li> <li>Let the cron run</li> <li>Enjoy your C/C++ cgi</li> </ul>

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