The following reply was made to PR mod_access/2769; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Marc Slemko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: mod_access/2769: access problem Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1998 10:30:15 -0700 (PDT) On Tue, 4 Aug 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Method Not Allowed > >> > >> The requested method POST is not allowed for the URL > >> usr/local/apache/htdocs/data/main.cgi. > > > >This is completely a configuration error and it means that you don't have > >the file setup to be trated as a CGI. As described in the docs, > >you need either a ScriptAlias or need to setup the directory > >with Options ExecCGI, AddHandler, etc. to execute files with > >certain extensions. > > > > > > --------- > I already have it setup in the "access.conf" file. > > <Directory /usr/local/apache/htdocs/data/> > AllowOverride All > Options FollowSymlinks ExecCGI Indexes > </Directory> > That is not sufficient. As I said, you also need to tell it to run .cgi files as CGIs. See http://www.apache.org/docs/misc/FAQ#CGIoutsideScriptAlias for details.
