RE: [users@httpd] CGI error need help

[Boyle Owen <Ow...@swx.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: simon dcunha [mailto:simon@kmun.gov.kw]
> Sent: Dienstag, 7. Dezember 2004 10:27
> To: users@httpd.apache.org
> Subject: [users@httpd] CGI error need help
> 
> 
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I have problem excuting CGI scripts.
> 
> Linux Red Hat 8
> apache 2.0
> 
> apache is workin fine and I have installed some software 
> using cgi scripts
> 
> when I use the browser it use to not excute the CGI scripts 
> instead give
> me just the listing
> 
> After using the addHandler directive the above problem was 
> solved but now
> i get the following error
> 
> Access forbidden
> 
> you do not have permission to access the requested object . 
> It is either
> read protected or not readable by the server

You need to read http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/howto/cgi.html

quickly:

- do you have ScriptAlias set? (check docs for details)
- is the cgi executable by apache (check file permissions)
- does the cgi work if you execute it locally (cd to cgi-dir, then just
run it as a program)?

Rgds,
Owen Boyle
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> 
> Is there any specific directives i have to add or check in 
> the httpd.conf
> file
> 
> appreciate your help
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Simon D'cunha ( NETWORK ADMIN )
> KUWAIT MUNICIPLAITY
> 
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