Executing CGI scripts on Apache

[pisth]

Hell0,
When I was trying to execute cgi script on apache, I got the contents displayed instead of the file being executed.

Hence I added these lines in the httpd.conf file

<Directory /usr/local/apache/htdocs/somedir>
Options +ExecCGI
</Directory>
The above directive tells Apache to permit the execution of CGI files.
We will also need to tell the server what files are CGI files. The
following AddHandler directive tells the server to treat all files with
the cgi or pl extension as CGI programs:

AddHandler cgi-script cgi pl

However when I restart apache and try executing the cgi script...I get an error which says...

Access forbidden!
You don't have permission to access the requested object. It is either read-protected or not readable by the server.
If you think this is a server error, please contact the webmaster
Error 403

How do I execute CGI Scripts using APACHE?. Is there any better way to do it?
How do I solve the problem?

Thanks!

Karthik.

 

[blizz]

Suggestions:

a)check that your script is executable (755)

b)add this line to your virtualhost container
ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /your/path-to/cgi-bin/

Blizz

http://www.blizzards.info

 

[pisth]

hell0,
r u online now?..do u have msn?

they have executable permissions...n i did set the script alias too...doesnt seem to work?

my msn id is: kcisfine@hotmail.com

do u have msn?

karthik.

 

[tom11011]

If you are using virtual hosts, if the owner of the directory and cgi file of the virtual host is a different user/group name from that of which apache runs under (nobody.nobody), that will create a problem. The way around this is to compile in suexec into apache. It took me a while to get this going at first so I can help you if needed.

In my situation, user webspace resided in there home directory. Each user space was owned by the user. That was necessary for ftp and email to work correctly for the user.

Since then, I no longer use cgi for users, as most applications can use databases now.