in reply to CGI configuraton

On my system, httpd.conf is located at /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

At approx. line 292, the Options directive: 

<Directory />
    Options FollowSymLinks ExecCGI
    AllowOverride None
</Directory>

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At approx. line 779, the AddHandler: 
AddHandler cgi-script .cgi

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Re^2: CGI configuraton
by leslie (Pilgrim) on Sep 10, 2010 at 17:51 UTC
    hi friend,

    In my system there is no /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf. It has located in /etc/apache2/httpd.conf. How can I configure this ?

    I have discussed with my friend, He said , you should enable the CGI module in apache, If u enable this then it will have mod-perl package.

    I don't know how to enable this.. How can I run the CGI in my system.

    I want to learn frds.. Can any one plzz tell me to run the CGI script in my system.

    Thanks you frds..
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      Well, first of all, you're editing the wrong file for Ubuntu. Ubuntu uses a virtual hosts system and you'll want to add the directory section to the file for the virtual host, which will be in the /etc/apache2/sites-available directory. I highly recommend you read the Ubuntu Server Guide on Apache2.

      Second is, directory names shouldn't have a trailing slash. Not a big deal, but maybe you would like to see a nice Apache Tutorial to help get the commands right. Also, I'm not sure it matters but I use +ExecCGI rather than ExecCGI.

      CGI and mod_perl are very different things. Apache2 on Ubuntu comes with CGI enabled and turned on for /usr/lib/cgi-bin, you can skip all this and just drop your script in that directory.

      Setting up mod_perl on Ubuntu isn't difficult but you'll need to install the mod_perl package and then a2enmod it. Search the Ubuntu site, I'm sure they have a guide somewhere.

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