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Old 08-11-2004, 03:47 AM   #1
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getting apache to show pages


sorry if this seems stupid bit i have installed apache on my machine as i want to test cgi scripts etc that i write. When i point the browser to my machine i get the apache test page which means its running ok. It says that i shuld replace this page. Where is it to replace? What im asking is where do i save my work to in prder for the server to show it? many thanks.
 
Old 08-11-2004, 04:01 AM   #2
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Depending on which linux system you're running, the directory where you should place your cgi files should be in /var/www/

you should also make sure your httpd.conf file has the appropriate seetings for apache to serve cgi script

cheers
 
Old 08-11-2004, 04:06 AM   #3
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Depending on which linux system you're running, the directory where you should place your cgi files should be in /var/www/

you should also make sure your httpd.conf file has the appropriate seetings for apache to serve cgi script

cheers
As in the cgi-bin? Apparantly i dont have write access there?
 
Old 08-11-2004, 04:20 AM   #4
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you'll need to run as root and have something similar to the following in your httpd.conf section 2:

<Directory "/var/www/your_directory_of_cgi_stuff">
Options ExecCGI
AllowOverride Limit
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>

hope that works for ya
 
Old 08-11-2004, 04:34 AM   #5
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you'll need to run as root and have something similar to the following in your httpd.conf section 2:

<Directory "/var/www/your_directory_of_cgi_stuff">
Options ExecCGI
AllowOverride Limit
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>

hope that works for ya
thank you for your help so far but it will not let me save any changes i make to httpd.conf and as far as i am awrae i am running as root
 
Old 08-11-2004, 05:50 AM   #6
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have changed the file and nave saved my little cgi file in cgi-bin but it wont run. the browser just shows the code.
 
Old 08-11-2004, 06:58 AM   #7
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chmod the file to 755.
Either that or you have to set up apache to process files that are .cgi as cgi files.

Do you have perl installed?
 
Old 08-11-2004, 07:23 AM   #8
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Either that or you have to set up apache to process files that are .cgi as cgi files.
how would i go about doing that?

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Do you have perl installed?
Nope - using python.
 
  


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