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sonaikar · #1 (**permalink**) 01-30-2005, 08:31 PM

Dear friends,

I want to run some CGI/PERL programs associated with html programs. So I kept HTML program and linked files in /var/www/cgi-bin. The Html program cannot get compiled.

But when I kept the same programs in /var/www/html with minor changes in ACTION tab to directoy indicating to cgi-bin it works fine.
I opened these programs using Mozilla .

I am puzzeled why it is so and tried to find answer for last whole night and simply lost my sleep .

Are there any settings in httpd.conf related to this ??

Hope you make me smile again

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monk · #2 (**permalink**) 01-31-2005, 07:10 PM

First cgi-bin program written in perl are in text format and not the compiled one as far as i know it. Here is simple example

Code:

#!/usr/local/bin/perl
print "Content-type: text/plain\n";
print "Hi\n I am the monk\n";

Then save it and setup executable permission on it using
chmod +x my.perl

Place program in cgi-bin directory.

Yes you may need to point correct directory in httpd-conf.

vivek · #3 (**permalink**) 02-01-2005, 07:35 PM

monk is right you need to setup executable permission and scriptalias in httpd.conf here is example:

Code:

ScriptAlias  /cgi-bin/ /home/httpd/vhosts/cyberciti.biz/cgi-bin/

sonaikar · #4 (**permalink**) 02-01-2005, 08:21 PM

Dear friends,

I have already tried these two solutions. The file is executable and path is given in httpd file(ScriptAlia.

I just want to execute a simple html program stored in cgi-bin file and not perl program.Still it's not working.

I can successfully run the same program if kept in html folder. I know , you cannot believe it. But please try on your machine the same and I am waiting for the reply.

vivek · #5 (**permalink**) 02-02-2005, 01:33 PM

No it is not possible to run html from cgi-bin.

All scripts in cgi-bin will be processed by mod_cgi's cgi-script handler.

Generally you kept all server side script in cgi-bin and execute them from other html file. Other option is to generate html code from script itself

sonaikar · #6 (**permalink**) 02-04-2005, 05:45 PM

Dear sir,

Thanks for your valuable guidance. I have spent my time to check the same for HTML.But no progress.

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