SSI Web surveys may be hosted on Microsoft IIS Servers. The full SSI Web system does not need to be installed on the server. You only need to copy the folder to your server that includes the files needed to run the survey and collect the data. This folder is created using SSI Web when you click Field + Prepare for Web Upload.
SSI Web uses scripts written in the Perl language to run web-based surveys. A Perl interpreter must be installed on your web server in order for surveys to work correctly.
Note: Many of the files uploaded to your server use a .cgi extension (such as your data file and the file containing administrative passwords), which generally provides an additional level of security. You should verify that .cgi files are configured to be cgi scripts on the server. This prevents others from opening these .cgi files and viewing their contents. You can verify that this is set correctly by pasting the URL to a .cgi file (such as your STUDYNAMEpacc.cgi) directly into your browser. If you can view or download the contents of the .cgi file, this indicates that others may do so as well, and sensitive information (e.g. your data and admin passwords) is being exposed. If attempting to access the .cgi file causes an error to be posted to the screen, then this lets you know that the cgi files are configured correctly.
