perl files in apache

Syncrm · 03-07-2002, 07:03 PM

hello, perhaps this is a simple question... but i can't seem to find the answer.

i have apache running on slack8 with php, perl, mysql, and all that good stuff. perl scripts run fine in the cgi-bin when at 755, but i can't run any .pl scripts outside the cgi-bin (ex: http://localhost/cgi-bin/script.pl works, but http://localhost/script.pl does not). my goal is to be able to run perl scripts as you would php, as in it wouldn't matter where the script is kept.

any suggestions?

crabboy · 03-07-2002, 09:54 PM

Rename the .pl files to .cgi and enable this feature in the httpd.conf file.

httpd.conf:

Code:

    # If you want to use server side includes, or CGI outside
    # ScriptAliased directories, uncomment the following lines.
    #
    # To use CGI scripts:
    #
    AddHandler cgi-script .cgi

kill-hup · 03-08-2002, 09:05 AM

Or, instead of renaming all the files, you could add:

AddHandler cgi-script .pl

To the Apache config.

Syncrm · 03-09-2002, 03:23 PM

awesome. thanx guys! :-)