# # Apache parses all CGI scripts for the shebang line by default. # This comment line, the first line of the script, consists of the symbols # pound (#) and exclamation (!) followed by the path of the program that # can execute this specific script. For a perl script, with perl.exe in # the C:\Program Files\Perl directory, the shebang line should be: #!c:/program files/perl/perl # Note you _must_not_ indent the actual shebang line, and it must be the # first line of the file. Of course, CGI processing must be enabled by # the appropriate ScriptAlias or Options ExecCGI directives for the files # or directory in question. # # However, Apache on Windows allows either the Unix behavior above, or can # use the Registry to match files by extention. The command to execute # a file of this type is retrieved from the registry by the same method as # the Windows Explorer would use to handle double-clicking on a file. # These script actions can be configured from the Windows Explorer View menu, # 'Folder Options', and reviewing the 'File Types' tab. Clicking the Edit # button allows you to modify the Actions, of which Apache 1.3 attempts to # perform the 'Open' Action, and failing that it will try the shebang line. # This behavior is subject to change in Apache release 2.0. # # Each mechanism has it's own specific security weaknesses, from the means # to run a program you didn't intend the website owner to invoke, and the # best method is a matter of great debate. # # To enable the this Windows specific behavior (and therefore -disable- the # equivilant Unix behavior), uncomment the following directive: # #ScriptInterpreterSource registry #