I need to decide on a web hosting option for my xoops based web site. There are various hosting pricing options I can choose from. The cheaper hosting options do not give CGI-BIN Access and does not include JSP (Tomcat 5). My question I need to be answered is this. Is CGI-BIN Access and JSP (Tomcat 5) a prerequisite for the installation of xoops? How critical is JSP (Tomcat 5) for the installation to work? Is it necessary to have CGI-BIN Access?

All you need is PHP 5 and MySQL 5.
A good web site administration panel as eg cPanel or Plesk is also very helpful.

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Thank you for clearing my concerns, really appreciate it for posting so promptly.