general/3274: CGI scripts not accessible, not a CGI script debug

[Burt Hill <hh...@programmer.net>]

>Number:         3274
>Category:       general
>Synopsis:       CGI scripts not accessible, not a CGI script debug
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Oct 22 14:50:01 PDT 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     hhheagle@programmer.net
>Organization:
apache
>Release:        1.3.1 and 1.3.3
>Environment:
Win NT Workstation Build 1381 SP3 128 bit version
Perl 5.001
>Description:
SPACES in Server Root directory prevent CGI script access.
This might be in the FAQ, but I couldn't find it. This
might be in the documentation, but I couldn't find it.

CGI scripts DO function properly when I create a cgi-bin
subdirectory under Directory Root, add Perl 5.001, and add,
of course, CGI scripts. ScriptAlias and other relevant entries,
however, must be updated accordingly.

Marvelous product !!!
>How-To-Repeat:
See above ... try to run cgi-bin entries from
x:/Program File/Apache Group/Apache/cgi-bin

The spaces will prevent access
>Fix:
See above ... put cgi-bin under Directory Root
and don't have any spaces in the path name
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