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To: "Salah.Abouzgaia" <root@sma.regina.sk.ca>
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Subject: Re: Apache_1.2.4 (CGI Execution Problem)
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Probably this answer is too simple to be right, but how are you
calling the cgi. The URL for cgi in ScriptAlias directory should be

/cgi-bin/nameofcgi.cgi

or if you prefer to use absolute address,

http://www.mydomain.com/cgi-bin/nameofcgi.cgi


Shin



On Fri, 17 Oct 1997, Salah.Abouzgaia wrote:

> 
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> O.K. let me put it this way:
> 
> httpd.conf: there is no entry for cgi-bin
> srm.conf: ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /usr/local/etc/httpd/cgi-bin/
> access.conf: <Directory /usr/local/etc/httpd/cgi-bin>
>               AllowOverride None
>               Options XBitHack Full (I also tried Options All)
>               </Directory>
> 
> The chmod of the scripts in cgi-bin as well the chmod of the html that
> uses the cgi script are set to a+x+r (read/execute by all).
> I also tested the scripts from the command line without any problems.
> 
> I have no idea why apache looks for cgi-bin in /usr/local/httpd/htdocs.
> Even if I create a link to /usr/local/etc/httpd/cgi-bin in
> /usr/local/etc/httpd/htdocs and/or create the cgi-bin dir in
> /usr/local/etc/httpd/htocs and change the settings in srm.conf
> and access.conf to point to this location (Tripp I understand your concern
> in terms of security but just for the seek to get it working for now),
> apache still does not execute cgi scripts (perl or sh scripts), 
> instead the browser reads the Perl os sh scripts as text files, and 
> prints Perl or sh scripts as is on the browser.
> 
> Any hints
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Sal
> 
> 
>