Re: How to load a cgi script when the webpage loads

If you want the cgi script instead of a page (default.html for instance), redirect from your page to your cgi script: <META HTTP-Equiv="Refresh" CONTENT="3; URL=http://your.place.com/cgi/my.cgi">

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Re: Answer: How to load a cgi script when the webpage loads by merlyn (Sage) on Jan 03, 2002 at 04:55 UTC
No. Do not use a meta-refresh. It kills my back button. Use a proper redirect from the web server. -- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker	[reply]
Re: Answer: How to load a cgi script when the webpage loads by Anonymous Monk on Jan 03, 2002 at 07:28 UTC
Better yet, if you have access to the server (or virtual host) configuration, just disguise your cgi's as .html files by using the AddType and AddHandler under apache or the equivilant on other webservers. Or for a more "friendly" alternative, add .cgi, .pl, .exe or whatever to the DefaultIndex (or equiv. on other servers). -c	[reply]