configuration to run a cgi script

mdunicorn · 09-18-2011, 04:29 AM

Hi,
I have a RHEL 4 server,
To run a cgi file that is located in the /var/www/html/speedtest directory I've added this configuration to the /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file:

Code:

<Directory /var/www/html/speedtest>
Options +ExecCGI
AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
</Directory>

but I'm receiving Internal Server Error 500.
what's wrong?
thanks.

kerrylinux · 09-18-2011, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mdunicorn

To run a cgi file that is located in the /var/www/html/speedtest directory I've added this configuration to the /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file:

That's ok, but you'll need to setup a script alias:

Code:

ScriptAlias /speedtest/ "/var/www/html/speedtest"
 <Directory "/var/www/html/speedtest">
      AllowOverride None
      Options None
      Options FollowSymlinks ExecCGI 
      Order allow,deny
      Allow from all
</Directory>

Your script will be run with: http://yourservername/speedtest/scriptname

I hope that helps you.

XavierP · 09-18-2011, 12:53 PM

Moved: This thread is more suitable in Linux-Server and has been moved accordingly to help your thread/question get the exposure it deserves.

bathory · 09-18-2011, 04:34 PM

Quote:

but I'm receiving Internal Server Error 500.
what's wrong?

You should check error_log to see why you get the 500 error

Regards

mdunicorn · 09-19-2011, 06:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kerrylinux

That's ok, but you'll need to setup a script alias:

Code:

ScriptAlias /speedtest/ "/var/www/html/speedtest"
 <Directory "/var/www/html/speedtest">
      AllowOverride None
      Options None
      Options FollowSymlinks ExecCGI 
      Order allow,deny
      Allow from all
</Directory>

Your script will be run with: http://yourservername/speedtest/scriptname

I hope that helps you.

thank you kerrylinux,
I added your code but I receive the following error when I try to access to the speedtest dirctory

Code:

Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /speedtest/ on this server.

What should I do?

centos123 · 09-19-2011, 07:02 AM

iam too getting same error in qmailadmin

when i browse as server-ip/qmailadmin iam getting list of all files and directories but when i moved qmailadmin dir to /var/www/cgi-bin/qmailadmin

it error

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /cgi-bin/qmailadmin/ on this server.

what to do.access qmailadmin on browser

---------- Post added 09-19-11 at 07:03 AM ----------

can you tell me the path to check error_log

cendryon · 09-19-2011, 07:13 AM

Hi

You should check both filesystem permissions and owner with chmod and chown, and SELinux ACL as per
https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/s...g.cgi?id=33504, comment 3.

Cheers

mdunicorn · 09-19-2011, 11:34 PM

My SElinux is disabled and I have set all the permissions to 777.
I have a index.php in the speedtest directory that calls the cgi script.
I tested when I put the following line:

Code:

ScriptAlias /speedtest/ "/var/www/html/speedtest"

I get this error:

Code:

Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /speedtest/ on this server.

when I delete the ScriptAlias line, the cgi file shows in the browser instead of running!

What should I do?

bathory · 09-20-2011, 12:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mdunicorn

My SElinux is disabled and I have set all the permissions to 777.
I have a index.php in the speedtest directory that calls the cgi script.
I tested when I put the following line:

Code:

ScriptAlias /speedtest/ "/var/www/html/speedtest"

I get this error:

Code:

Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /speedtest/ on this server.

when I delete the ScriptAlias line, the cgi file shows in the browser instead of running!

What should I do?

The configuration in your 1st post

Quote:

<Directory /var/www/html/speedtest>
Options +ExecCGI
AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
</Directory>

was fine. To execute scripts from a directory other than the one defined with ScriptAlias, you need the AddHandler directive and the +ExecCGI option.
You should have looked in apache error_log to find the reason of the 500 error.
Anyway since you get the script code check if your cgi-script extension in included in the AddHandler directive

Regards

kerrylinux · 09-20-2011, 07:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mdunicorn

I tested when I put the following line:

Code:

ScriptAlias /speedtest/ "/var/www/html/speedtest"

I get this error:

Code:

Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /speedtest/ on this server.

when I delete the ScriptAlias line, the cgi file shows in the browser instead of running!

What should I do?

Sorry that I made a typo in my post. There must be a slash at the directory name as well.
Without it, the trailing slash in /speedtest/ gets lost in translation. That's why your webserver won't find the script.

The correct code is:

Code:

ScriptAlias /speedtest/ "/var/www/html/speedtest/"

Regards