Most Apache servers (dunno about others) are configured to run CGI scripts anywhere, if they have the .cgi (sometimes .pl) extention.

I just checked both a 1.x and a 2.x default configuration file, and neither of them are set up that way. The lines in the files exist, yes, but they're commented out. This default may be the case with some Linux or other vendor-supplied default configuration files, but it's not the case with the Apache-supplied defaults.

Also, doing that sort of wildcarding is a bad idea, IMO, because it can lead to unintended execution of files.

In reply to Re^2: Scripts to recursively reading in HTML files by sintadil
in thread Scripts to recursively reading in HTML files by mwhiting

Title:
Use:  <p> text here (a paragraph) </p>
and:  <code> code here </code>
to format your post, it's "PerlMonks-approved HTML":


  • Posts are HTML formatted. Put <p> </p> tags around your paragraphs. Put <code> </code> tags around your code and data!
  • Titles consisting of a single word are discouraged, and in most cases are disallowed outright.
  • Read Where should I post X? if you're not absolutely sure you're posting in the right place.
  • Please read these before you post! —
  • Posts may use any of the Perl Monks Approved HTML tags:
    a, abbr, b, big, blockquote, br, caption, center, col, colgroup, dd, del, details, div, dl, dt, em, font, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, hr, i, ins, li, ol, p, pre, readmore, small, span, spoiler, strike, strong, sub, summary, sup, table, tbody, td, tfoot, th, thead, tr, tt, u, ul, wbr
  • You may need to use entities for some characters, as follows. (Exception: Within code tags, you can put the characters literally.)
            For:     Use:
    & &amp;
    < &lt;
    > &gt;
    [ &#91;
    ] &#93;
  • Link using PerlMonks shortcuts! What shortcuts can I use for linking?
  • See Writeup Formatting Tips and other pages linked from there for more info.