Ok , that is one problem..(trying file instead of http) but now it says
'you don't have permission to access /cgi-bin/test.cgi'
The cgi-bin and cgi files are all set to 777 and 755.
I can run a txt file in the cgi-bin though.
Something I'm missing here ?
Ken
At 04:31 PM 6/19/99 -0700, you wrote:
>The problem is how you are running the CGI. You've configured Apache,
>but you aren't using Apache to serve up the file...you're just opening
>the file.
>
>Instead of file:/..., try http://localhost/cgi-bin/filename.cgi
>
>To run a CGI program from the command line: just do it. It's a program
>and it prints on stdout. If it takes parameters you have a different
>story. You may be able to feed the params via stdin using echo or
>typing them in directly.
>
>Ken Dalton wrote:
>>
>> I am running Redhat Linux 6.0 with the latest version of apache.
>> All the config files are now in 1 file which is where I put the AddHandler
>> line.
>>
>> How do I run cgi from the command line ?
>>
>> In netscape I type file:/home/httpd/cgi-bin/filename.cgi and thats when the
>> code comes up instead of the cgi running.
>>
>> Ken
>>
>> At 04:36 PM 6/19/99 -0700, you wrote:
>> >What version of apache are you running? Recent versions changed the
>> >conventions to consolidate all the config files into one -- are you
putting
>> >the AddHandler line in the right file?
>> >
>> >Is your cgi program executable? Can you run it from the command line?
>> >
>> >Did you set your apache configuration to make cgi programs executable from
>> >the directory they are in?
>> >
>> >At 03:58 PM 6/19/99 -0700, you wrote:
>> >>Can someone help me out with this cgi problem ??
>> >>From root ,netscape is just showing me the cgi code and its not executing
>> it.
>> >>I have AddHandler cgi-script .cgi enabled..
>> >
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