Setting up Apache2 to run CGI scripts on Ubuntu

wildscribe

I cannot seem to get Apache2 on Ubuntu 5.10 to recognize CGI Perl scripts. I keep getting "File Not Found" errors. I suspect it is a permission error, but I have tried a bunch of things and nothing seems to work.

Here is what I did and hopefully someone can help me out.

I created a cgi-bin in the /var/www/ folder so the full extenstion is now /var/www/cgi-bin

I then chmod 755 cgi-bin so it is readable.

Then, I created a test script, ptest.pl using this code

#!/usr/bin/perl
print "Content-type:text/html|n\n";
print "<html>\n\n";
print "<h1>Hi!</h1>\n;
print "</html>\n\n>"

And then I used the command "sudo chmod 755 ptest.pl" to make the
script readable.

Then I edited the apache2.conf file and removed the "#" from the "AddHandler cgi-bin .gci" So this file can be seen by Apache2. I also added the .pl extension so it now reads "AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl"

Next, I restarted Apache2 and I cannot get any script to work in a browser.

I know this sounds so basic and I have been working with Linux for more than a year as a workstation, but I am really puzzled with this one.

Thank you!

- - - WiLd

February 4th, 2006	#1
wildscribe Spilled the Beans Join Date: May 2005 Beans: 13	Setting up Apache2 to run CGI scripts on Ubuntu I cannot seem to get Apache2 on Ubuntu 5.10 to recognize CGI Perl scripts. I keep getting "File Not Found" errors. I suspect it is a permission error, but I have tried a bunch of things and nothing seems to work. Here is what I did and hopefully someone can help me out. I created a cgi-bin in the /var/www/ folder so the full extenstion is now /var/www/cgi-bin I then chmod 755 cgi-bin so it is readable. Then, I created a test script, ptest.pl using this code #!/usr/bin/perl print "Content-type:text/html\|n\n"; print "<html>\n\n"; print "<h1>Hi!</h1>\n; print "</html>\n\n>" And then I used the command "sudo chmod 755 ptest.pl" to make the script readable. Then I edited the apache2.conf file and removed the "#" from the "AddHandler cgi-bin .gci" So this file can be seen by Apache2. I also added the .pl extension so it now reads "AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl" Next, I restarted Apache2 and I cannot get any script to work in a browser. I know this sounds so basic and I have been working with Linux for more than a year as a workstation, but I am really puzzled with this one. Thank you! - - - WiLd

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