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problem displaying CGI files

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MJCfromCT

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Hi all,

I have my own LAMP server, running FC5, up-to-date versions of apache, mysql, php, perl. I have a problem when it comes to cgi files. My server will just display them as text instead of executing them. I am pretty sure there is a simple solution to this, does anyone have any ideas? Thanks in advance.
 
Hi BillLeeLee,

I believe CGI is enabled, is there a way I can check to confirm this?

I am unsure if the files are in the proper directory. What I have downloaded is a copy of the battlefield 2 stats lookup. It comes as a zip with .cgi, .pm, and various other files. I have tried to put the .cgi files in my /var/www/cgi-bin directory, but I am not having lucking getting everything set up.
 
First you should have a handler like

AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl

In your httpd.conf

Then you'll need to allow cgi in the directory where you place the files. This is done either through a ScriptAlias:

ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /usr/lib/cgi-bin/

Or a suitable directory directive:
Code: 
   <Directory /home/*/public_html/cgi-bin/>
      Options ExecCGI
      SetHandler cgi-script
    </Directory>
Think that's about it.
 
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