I have been running apache 1.3 on open bsd 4 with no problems except I cant figure out how to run any cgi scripts I always get "You don't have permission to access /cgi-bin/ on this server" I have checked all the permissions that I know of and still doesnt work can any one give me some instructions or help on this thanks
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Help please cgi bin????
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Even if you have all the permissions set in your file structure, you still need to to make cgi-bin accesible to the webserver. In your httpd.conf you should have the following directive:
ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "/your/path/to/cgi-bin/"
This directive does two things. First it tells apache to treat everything in that directory as a script. second, it makes your cgi-bin look like it is under your DocumentRoot (html directory), i.e. is what browsers will see. If you creat a directory container for it, you can use directives to tell apache who can do what in that directory or else "Options All" will be assumed along with NO restrictions.
ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "/your/path/to/cgi-bin/"
This directive does two things. First it tells apache to treat everything in that directory as a script. second, it makes your cgi-bin look like it is under your DocumentRoot (html directory), i.e. is what browsers will see. If you creat a directory container for it, you can use directives to tell apache who can do what in that directory or else "Options All" will be assumed along with NO restrictions.
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