Configuring an Apache web server for Cognos 8 BI Server

May 13, 2008 · Filed Under Cognos 8, Web Servers 

The first post-installation task after installing Cognos 8 is to configure the web server gateway. This article will step through configuring Apache for use with Cognos 8. For Cognos ReportNet, the same instructions apply, but the directories will be different.

Create the web aliases or virtual directories.

Virtual directory
File System Directory
Permission Required
cognos8
c8/webcontent
read
cognos8/cgi-bin
c8/cgi-bin
execute


c8 represents where Cognos 8 is installed.

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