http://perl.apache.org/dist/cgi_to_mod_perl.html
Also uses a +ExecCGI for the location, but not the file.
It would be nice if that page documented what the + was for at least;
if not the Apache documentation, though there is no mention of it in
http://www.apache.org/docs/mod/core.html#options
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Theo Petersen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 9:43 AM
> To: Alan E. Derhaag
> Cc: mod_perl list
> Subject: Re: Apache::Include requires ExecCGI on doc root?
>
>
> "Alan E. Derhaag" wrote:
> >
> > Theo Petersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > > I was experimenting with Apache::Include and found
> something odd. First
> > > I tried a document in htdocs that used a virtual include like so:
> > >
> > > <!--#include virtual="/perl/hello-mod_perl.pl" -->
> > >
> > > This works fine, and hello-mod_perl.pl runs via Apache::Registry.
> > >
> > > But when I changed the include to use Apache::Include like so:
> > >
> > > <!--#perl sub="Apache::Include" arg="/perl/hello-mod_perl.pl" -->
> > >
> > > it didn't work, and I got an error in error_logs:
> > >
> > > [Tue Jun 27 11:22:59 2000] [error] access to
> > > /usr/local/apache/perl/hello-mod_perl.pl failed for
> 192.168.3.9, reason:
> > > Options ExecCGI is off in this directory
> > >
> > > I verified that ExecCGI is enabled for
> /usr/local/apache/perl (besides,
> > > the Apache::Registry version wouldn't have worked without
> it). Turns
> > > out that Apache::Include worked fine when I enabled
> ExecCGI for htdocs.
> > >
> > > Is there a reason why Apache::Include requires this when
> mod_include
> > > doesn't?
> >
> > Did you ever get a responce? I searched the archives and
> find nothing
> > touching upon this, otherwise.
> >
> > I have a similar problem and I was wondering if your httpd.conf file
> > had either a <Directory> or <Location> entry that specified
> `+ExecCGI'
> > instead of `ExecCGI' as that appears to make a difference, as well.
> >
> No, I never got a response. What difference does +ExecCGI make? I
> don't recall having it in my conf file at the time.
>
> ..Theo
> --
> Theo Petersen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> "Well, let's get back to work; the world isn't going to end itself."
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>