For a better answer, ask in an Apache forum, but: You'll need to add 'Options ExecCGI' in a Directory section of your httpd.conf (or equivalent config file) that oversees the directory containing your script. You may also have to tell Apache to execute scripts with a certain file extension, although there are other ways to do that as well. It's also possible to put the Options setting in an .htaccess file, but only if you've used AllowOverride properly in the main httpd config. So there are several different ways to make it work, and an equal number of ways to break it.

Aaron B.
My Woefully Neglected Blog, where I occasionally mention Perl.

In reply to Re^5: Ajax and CGI problem by aaron_baugher
in thread Ajax and CGI problem by heatblazer

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