The following reply was made to PR config/1752; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Marc Slemko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Apache bugs database <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Subject: Re: config/1752: .cgi files execute as a cgi and I cont want them to. (fwd) Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 14:19:35 -0700 (MST) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 02 Feb 1998 13:08:43 -0800 From: Mike Machado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Marc Slemko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: config/1752: .cgi files execute as a cgi and I cont want them to. It turned out to be in the mime.types NOT a *.conf file. Thanks for the help anyway... Marc Slemko wrote: > On Sun, 1 Feb 1998, Mike Machado wrote: > > > As I said in the original case. I checked all of the things you mentioned > > before I submitted this case, and they > > still excute. > > No you did not say that. You need to check again because Apache doesn't > magically execute anything. It is nearly certain that this is a > configuration problem. > > _ALL_ you mentioned is that you didn't have an AddHandler in your config > files. > > Have you checked every directory up to and including the user's cgi-bin > directory (eg. /.htaccess, all the way to .htaccess in the directory the > script is in) to be sure there is no htaccess file that enables it? > > Look through the source yourself to try to find where Apache executes all > files named .cgi; you won't find it because it isn't there. grep for cgi > in all your config files, be sure you are using the right set of config > files, and triple check for htaccess files. > > > > > > > Synopsis: .cgi files execute as a cgi and I cont want them to. > > > > > > State-Changed-From-To: open-closed > > > State-Changed-By: marc > > > State-Changed-When: Sun Feb 1 11:53:15 PST 1998 > > > State-Changed-Why: > > > Apache does not magically execute files named with .cgi > > > extensions as CGIs. It has to be configured to do so; > > > somewhere, you have that configured. > > > > > > Either the scripts are in a ScriptAliased directory, or > > > you setup handling for them in one of your *.conf files > > > or the user has a .htaccess file somewhere in their > > > document tree (or above it) to enable them. > > > > > -- Mike Machado InnerCite Inc. Web Site Development / Network Systems Specialist [EMAIL PROTECTED]
