It seems a bit self-evident, but have you checked that Apache has permission to
access your cgi-bin directory?
John==============================================On Wed, 2020-06-24 at 17:14
+0100, angel Hall-Coulston wrote:
> Try setting your log file level to debug, you will get far more information.
> Also at the end of the 'log format' code in your configuration file (easy
> double check by command 'httpd -V' which will double check your conf file) add
> '%L' which when added to both access_log file formats AND error_log formats
> will give matches between the two easily found with the 'grep' command 'grep
> "[long-scrambled-unique-characters-for-that-particular-error] '*_log' . Make
> sure you first are in the log directory.
> Another helpful tip… your apache comes with it’s VERY OWN manual pages which
> when enabled in your 'includes' section of your config file, will allow you to
> access MUCH quicker than going online, where you will find everything you need
> to know.
>
> Angel Hall-Coulston
> Scotland.
>
> > On 24 Jun 2020, at 00:35, barry kimelman <perlmaste...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > my system is an ubuntu 20.04 lts laptop.
> >
> > I successfully installed apache2. I verified the installation by visiting
> > http://localhost:80
> >
> > Now I am having problems trying to run a Perl CGI script which I had running
> > under Windows 10 on Apache 2.4
> >
> > I modified the sites-enabled/000-default.conf
> > file by removing the '#' from the start of the "Include
> > conf-available/serve-cgi-bin.conf" line. I then created the
> > /usr/lib/cgi-bin directory. I next put a small Perl CGI script named
> > "printenv.cgi" under /usr/lib/cgi-bin. I then restarted the apache2
> > server. When I attempted to run my newly created CGI script gy visiting
> > localhost:80/cgi-bin/printenv.cgi
> > all that happened was I received a "404 Not Found" error. I looked at
> > the apache logfile and it provided no further info.
> >
> >
> > I even tried using the "wget" command. same 404 error.
> >
> >
> >
> > What have I done
> > wrong?
> >
> > --
> >
> > Barrry Kimelman
> > Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
