Apache2 cgi-bin perl - My browser just wants to download the .pl files

keenboy · 05-18-2010, 08:59 AM

Hello,

I'm just trying to configure my apache2 web server to execute perl scripts in a cgi-bin directory. After the configuration I tested a perl script via a browser and instead of running it the browser just wants to download it.

I have seen the this issue in a lot of forums but they all have no solution.

I am using Debian Lenny + Apache2 + PHP5 + Perl (apache modules)

Would somebody be so kind and point me in the right direction to get this fixed?

Thanks,

AlucardZero · 05-18-2010, 09:16 AM

make sure the cgi module is loaded, make sure ExecCGI is on for the Directory you want, make sure you've AddHandler'd .pl to cgi.

keenboy · 05-18-2010, 09:38 AM

Does the AddHandler information need to go in /etc/apache2/apache2.conf?

I have this information in /etc/apache2/sites-available/mysite

cgi module is loaded.

my /etc/apache2/sites-available/mysite is as follows:

Code:

<VirtualHost *>
        ServerName site.mydomain.com/mysite
        ServerAdmin administrator@mysite.com
        DocumentRoot /sites/mysite/
        <Directory />
                Options FollowSymLinks
                AllowOverride None
        </Directory>

        <Directory /sites/mysite/>
                Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
                AllowOverride None
                Order allow,deny
                allow from all
        </Directory>

            ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /sites/cgi-bin/

        <Directory /sites/cgi-bin/>
                Options ExecCGI
                AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl
        </Directory>

        ErrorLog /sites/logs/mysite.error.log

        # Possible values include: debug, info, notice, warn, error, crit,
        # alert, emerg.
        LogLevel warn

        CustomLog /sites/logs/mysite.access.log combined
        ServerSignature On
</VirtualHost>

Thanks for your help.

hoppla · 05-18-2010, 04:43 PM

Hi,
do you have tried "SetHandler cgi-script" instead of "AddHandler ..."

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.1/howto/cgi.html

keenboy · 05-19-2010, 09:42 AM

I've just read the tutorial and configured apache in the same way but still having the same problem.

I remember having a similar issue on another system where php files weren't being displayed instead the browser was offering them as a download.

Do I not need to tell apache what to do with .pl files? If so where do I do this?

Thanks,