os-windows/7700: cannot spawn child process

["Dr.Mathias Wilhelm" <ma...@datacomm.ch>]

>Number:         7700
>Category:       os-windows
>Synopsis:       cannot spawn child process
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          support
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Fri May 11 05:20:01 PDT 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     mathias.wilhelm@datacomm.ch
>Release:        1.3.19
>Organization:
apache
>Environment:
Windows2000-SR1
Apache 1.3.19 for windows - binary distribution
>Description:
I instaled the apache server software under c:\appl\Apache
Server works, but starting the CGI script c:\appl\Apache\cgi-bin\printenv.pl using
http://<server>/cgi-bin/printenv.pl gives the internal server error with entry
couldn't spawn child process: c:/appl/apache/cgi-bin/printenv.pl
I am using the default httpd.conf file
I have enabled OPTION +ExecCGI for the directory
I have enabled AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
I am using NTFS, file permissions are checked and OK
I have checked the bug-db and none of the articles helped
Perl is installed, script runs in command mode
Shouldn't the out-of-the-box script run?

Any help appreciated - the best solution, switch to linux, is not available. The 
linux httpd.conf file does not change the situation (linux on second partition)

Ciao, Mathias
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Re: os-windows/7700: cannot spawn child process

["William A. Rowe, Jr." <ad...@rowe-clan.net>]

> I instaled the apache server software under c:\appl\Apache
> Server works, but starting the CGI script c:\appl\Apache\cgi-bin\printenv.pl using
> http://<server>/cgi-bin/printenv.pl gives the internal server error with entry
> couldn't spawn child process: c:/appl/apache/cgi-bin/printenv.pl
> I am using the default httpd.conf file
> I have enabled OPTION +ExecCGI for the directory
> I have enabled AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
> I am using NTFS, file permissions are checked and OK
> I have checked the bug-db and none of the articles helped
> Perl is installed, script runs in command mode
> Shouldn't the out-of-the-box script run?

Does correcting the shebang line (first line of the perl script) to point to your
real perl, e.g. 

#!c:/perl/bin/perl.exe

or simply

#!perl

solve your problem?