It is also a Mandrake thing. I do believe(correct me if i am wrong) by
default you can not run a .cgi script onless you run it from the cgi-bin
file. Or you could symlink the directory to said cgi-bin directory. So this
would be a Mandrake problem also. A flam war is not helping this person. So
please just let it go and be on with it. This message would only be about 6
to 7 threads had you not said it was a question that did not belong here.
Thanks,
James J. Capone
-----Original Message-----
From: Jason Bodnar
Sent: Saturday, July 24, 1999 5:33 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [expert] cgi scripts
His problem is a common novice cgi problem. The correct way to handle it
first would be to seek help from a CGI list before assuming it was a
mandrake problem.
At 10:32 AM 7/24/99 -0800, you wrote:
>Jason Bodnar wrote:
>>
>> I don't want to be the jerk of the list but this is definitely not a
>> question relating to mandrake. Could you please ask it in a more
>> appropriate forum.
>
>I disagree with you. The fellow is using an Apache web server on
>a Mandrake 6.0 server.
>
>Because packages install differently on different Linux distros,
>and different Unix systems, a lot of problems are related to the
>type and location of libraries, and other distribution-specific
>things.
>
>It is entirely possible his cgi-script problem ONLY arises in
>Mandrake. And even if not, the answer to his problem may not
>be correct or applicable to him if answered by an AIX or HPUX
>sysadm.
>
>Mandrake is a distribution employing many different componets;
>many of them tweaked by RedHat and Mandrake to specific
>configuration and purposes. If an individual has ANY problems
>when using Mandrake, then THIS is the apporpiate venue to ask
>questions.
>
>More specifically, he has a problem with a <DOCTYPE...> header.
>This could well be Mandrake specific. There is an HTML validation
>service at http://validator.w3.org/ which may be able to answer
>his problem. It does have extensive documentation and help on
>the <DOCTYPE...> tags. Basically I think that either his tag
>is wrong, or it mentions an HTML level which his Apache server
>does not understand. Running the web page with cgi script past
>the validator should yield the answer.
>
>
>
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