/var/www is chmod 755 -R ...
C :) On Thu, 2002-08-01 at 11:18, Bjorn Nilsen wrote: > It mail be the read attribute try "chmod 755 first.pl". also make sure that > ExecCGI is enable for the /cgi-bin/ directory and that the cgi-bin dir has > the perms 755 as well. > > In case you don't understand the number notation for perms this is how it > works (otherwise please ignore): > > 1 = execute > 2 = write > 4 = read > > permissons are set for user, group and world, > with the permission setting of 755 > user = 7 = 1+2+4 = execute write read > group = 5 = 1+4 = execute read > world = 5 = 1+4 = execute read > > I find this system easier then using "chmod u+x", but that could be just me. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris Bayley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > I have have an out of the box apache install from Mandrake 8.2, I am > > trying to get some CGI going but get this on the browser: > > > > Forbidden > > You don't have permission to access /cgi-bin/first.pl > > on this server. > > > > And this from the log: > > [error][client 127.0.0.1] client denied by server configuration: > > /var/www/cgi-bin/first.pl > > > > I guess it's to do with per-directory configs as first.pl runs from > > /var/www/perl/ ok > > > > I just don't know what I'm looking for yet..... > > > > everything in cgi-bin has a+x > > > > ChrisB > > : ) > > > > > > >
