Hi all 
I am new to cognos , andtherefore tried installing cognos 8 for the first time. Started cognos configuration successfully but cant connect using the web browser. 
I know I have to set up a web server , but I cant find any documentation telling me how to set it up and configure it. 
Can someone point me in the right direction , ie setup notes and what configuration i need to do 
thanks 
Mike 
 
			
			
			
				For the web server:
1. Create a virtual directory called "cognos8" and point it to C:\Program Files\cognos\c8\webcontent
2. Create a virtual directory called "cgi-bin" in the virtual directory you created in step 1, and point it to C:\Program Files\cognos\c8\cgi-bin. Grant execute permissions.
			
			
			
				thanks for your reply 
did that and now getting 
This error (HTTP 403 Forbidden) means that Internet Explorer was able to connect to the website, but it does not have permission to view the webpage.
Thanks 
Mike 
			
			
			
				Hi All,
I want to install cognos 8 on my pc using oracle as database..
can some one please forward me the installation step..,,
Thanks 
Mansoor
			
			
			
				Quote from: mdesouza on 16 Nov 2007 09:53:34 AM
thanks for your reply 
did that and now getting 
This error (HTTP 403 Forbidden) means that Internet Explorer was able to connect to the website, but it does not have permission to view the webpage.
Thanks 
Mike 
Did you enable CGI-BIN extensions?