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Technical tip on integrating Cognos Analytics with IBM HTTP Server 9 on Windows Platform

Troubleshooting


Problem

When IBM HTTP Server version 9 is installed on Windows, Cognos Administrator notices following error while attempting to start up web server using mod2_4_cognos.dll in cognos.conf httpd.exe: Syntax error on line xxx of {IBM_HTTP_Server_Install_Directory}/conf/httpd.conf: Syntax error on line x of {IBM_HTTP_Server_Install_Directory}/conf/cognos.conf: Cannot load {Cognos_Analytics_Gateway_Install_Directory}/cgi-bin/mod2_4_cognos.dll into server: %1 is not a valid Win32 application.

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Modified date:
13 January 2026

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