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im running apache on windows 98. every time i run cgi scripts the error is always "Cannot spawn child process". can anyone tell me what that is, and how to succesfully run my scripts?
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are you running mod_perl and excuting cgi scripts to both mod_cgi module and mod_perl?
if so then read on.
mod_cgi and mod_perl are both modules that can be compiled into Apache. Because mod_cgi is distributed with Apache and the default configuration includes it, it is easy to think of mod_cgi as being an integral part of the server.
Whether a particular request is handled by mod_cgi or by mod_perl or by neither is controlled by directives in the *.conf files (httpd.conf, access.conf, srm.conf). Roughly speaking, "ScriptAlias" triggers mod_cgi, and "SetHandler perl-script" triggers mod_perl.
The error message you are getting is coming from mod_cgi, so your *.conf files must be directing the URL to be handled by mod_cgi (that is, as a conventional CGI script).
Hope this helps.
if so then read on.
mod_cgi and mod_perl are both modules that can be compiled into Apache. Because mod_cgi is distributed with Apache and the default configuration includes it, it is easy to think of mod_cgi as being an integral part of the server.
Whether a particular request is handled by mod_cgi or by mod_perl or by neither is controlled by directives in the *.conf files (httpd.conf, access.conf, srm.conf). Roughly speaking, "ScriptAlias" triggers mod_cgi, and "SetHandler perl-script" triggers mod_perl.
The error message you are getting is coming from mod_cgi, so your *.conf files must be directing the URL to be handled by mod_cgi (that is, as a conventional CGI script).
Hope this helps.
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