Run My CGI Script from Webpage

mykolg · 01-13-2011, 11:27 AM

ok, well I removed CYGWIN and installed a Ubuntu 10.10 64bit virtual box and now I have it running, but I still can't get it to run my CGI script from my webpage that i have on Ubuntu platform. I was wondering if there was a certain way that I need to install apache or whatever to get it running correctly.

Tinkster · 01-13-2011, 12:42 PM

And again we need more info. I reported this post to be split out
and moved to Linux-Server for better exposure.

Cheers,
Tink

mykolg · 01-14-2011, 08:49 AM

Well, I got my linux up and running, my code runs fine when I run it in the terminal, then I tried to run the HTML and have that run my CGI and it just showed the code, therefore i then installed apache2 through the terminal and that is far as I have gone. I recall that you mentioned that I needed to setup the httpd.conf file. I was wondering if you could step me through as how to do so.

Tinkster · 01-15-2011, 04:22 PM

Hi, sorry for the delayed response - busy, busy.

I am not sure how ubuntu splits the configuration out, but there
are a few generic points you need to bear in mind (and tel us about ;}).

Are you trying to use CGI from users home, of from apache's cgi-bin
directory? The way CGI works is that the scripts AREN'T in the htdocs
directory, but in cgi-bin ... have a look though your existing httpd.conf
(and the conf subdir(s)) under it.

Cheers,
Tink

mykolg · 01-15-2011, 07:00 PM

Well, from my Home directory it goes /Home/Programs/StateJournal/*.*

I have both my sjScript.cgi and SJ.html in that folder.

I looking in the httpd.conf file in etc/apache2/ and that file was empty, I find that to be very awkward. Not sure what to do with that then...

As for the cgi-bin folder, not sure where to look, I found it in my usr/lib/ not sure if that is the right one.

joec@home · 01-15-2011, 08:02 PM

Have you installed mod_perl in Apache? Depending on the version I think you can check with the following command:

httpd -lM

More info:

Welcome to the mod_perl world
http://perl.apache.org/

3.3. mod_perl
http://www.delouw.ch/linux/Apache-Co...he.html#AEN410

bathory · 01-17-2011, 02:17 AM

Quote:

Well, from my Home directory it goes /Home/Programs/StateJournal/*.*

You should use in apache2.conf (or /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default):

Code:

<Directory /Home/Programs/StateJournal>
Options +ExecCGI
AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>

Regards