CGI is slow?

[Patbeau]

Hi,

A company is hosting a site for me and I decided to bring it back to my business. I installed linux and apache on a server (a better computer +cpu +ram...) but the CGI runs slower. Anyone had an idea what can slow my cgi process?

The cgi script are not complicated. The first one just look into referer and change /fr/ for /en/ so it can switch from french to english.

Thank you

 

[pisth]

Hell0,
Can you let me know how to make CGI scripts run on apache?

In my server instead of getting executed, I am getting the contents of the file.

Itz not running at all.

Can you tell me if I need to change anything in the httpd.conf file for cgi to run?

Karthik.

 

[Patbeau]

Im new to linux and Im on a pc right now, but, heres how I did it (Im not sure about case of ExecCgi) :

it is in the file httpd.conf. It has a line call addhandler cgi or something like this. Uncomment it.

In the <directory...> add the options ExecCGI

 

[pisth]

Well...I think I am getting closer. Not the final step yet.

Well, I did make some changes in the httpd.conf file now:

<Directory /var/

http://www/html/blast

Options +ExecCGI
</Directory>

which says that execute all the cgi files.

and:

AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl
(to treat all files with .cgi and .pl as executables).

This seems to have helped a bit as when I press the search button I get:

Access Forbidden! You don't have permission to access the required object. How do I make the cgi to execute using apache?.

Any inputs?.


Karthik.

 

[Patbeau]

Ok, you have to give a file permissions.

use chmod on the filename.cgi to give execute rights.

 

[pisth]

Hell0,
I am kind of new. Can you give me some example?. You meen to say in the terminal window...i must type the commoand?

What permisisons to i set?. chmod 777 filename?

I wanna give permsisions to all .cgi files. Can u give me a small peice of code as example?


Karthik.