/cgi-bin/ not working correctly

DorkVader79 · 05-18-2008, 06:09 PM

I am using Ubuntu 8.04 server to run a web server. I am trying to and a cgi script that I wrote to my page. When I use the

Code:

<--! #exec cgi="/cgi-bin/counter.cgi"-->

tag in my html. It does not execute at all. But if I got to http://192.168.X.X/cgi-bin/counter.cgi I see the correct output is displayed on my browser. I have read several forums and the apache2 docs trying to figure out why. I have seen several different ways to do it. I have tried to XBitHack and had the same results. Also add AddHandler cgi-script .cgi to my mime.conf file. I also installed libapache2-mod-perl2. I also enabled the mod_include for apache. Here are is a paste from my enabled sites. I am not running virtual host so it is pretty much the default from a baseline install for all my conf files.

Code:

	
ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /usr/lib/cgi-bin/
	<Directory "/usr/lib/cgi-bin">
		AllowOverride None
		Options +ExecCGI -MultiViews +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch
		Order allow,deny
		Allow from all
	</Directory>

I would greatly appreciate any help or advice.

j-ray · 05-19-2008, 03:25 AM

I'm not sure as i never worked with SSI but probably you simply have to add the +Includes to the options. Maybe this should be set in the default <Directory>Tag</Directory> or at least in the directory where your html file resides, not only in cgi-bin

ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /usr/lib/cgi-bin/
<Directory "/usr/lib/cgi-bin">
AllowOverride None
Options +ExecCGI -MultiViews +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch +Includes
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/howto/ssi.html

DorkVader79 · 05-19-2008, 11:21 PM

I added the +Includes I still have the same symptoms

kustomjs · 05-20-2008, 12:49 AM

I had the same problems with setting up SSL in 7.10 now I have bigger problems I had to reinstall apache2 and now I am crap load of problems.

j-ray · 05-20-2008, 02:10 AM

where did you add the +Includes?
There are various options:
.htaccess file in the directory
or in the httpd.conf for the directory where the html file resides that is calling the script interpreter
or in the basic <Directory> tag

none working -> then i dont know...

DorkVader79 · 05-20-2008, 11:40 AM

I add the +Includes into the <Directory> tag for the /cgi-bin/ directory. I tried the .htaccess file but I may have put it in the wrong place.Should the .htaccess go in the directory ie /usr/lib/cgi-bin or in the the same directory as my conf files.

frndrfoe · 05-20-2008, 11:47 AM

try "AllowOverride Options"

DorkVader79 · 05-20-2008, 12:47 PM

Well I ended up solving my own problem. I was putting the right commands in the wrong directory. When I added the Options Includes, AllowOveride Options, and XBitHack on in the /var/www directory and not the /usr/lib/cgi-bin. I got the results that I expected on my web page.So my host conf file looks something like this

Code:

	<Directory /var/www/>
		Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews Includes
		AllowOverride Options
                XBitHack on
		Order allow,deny
		allow from all
	</Directory>

	ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /usr/lib/cgi-bin/
	<Directory "/usr/lib/cgi-bin">
		AllowOverride None
		Options +ExecCGI -MultiViews +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch
		Order allow,deny
		Allow from all
	</Directory>