Re: [Sheflug] Trying to be a standalone server but failing

["Chris J/#6" <nospam [at] nccnet.co.uk>]

> I think the subject says it all.  I'm getting into Perl and CGI things and want
> my computer to be a standalone server so that I can execute Perl via Netscape. 
> However, Netscape just displays the source code for any programs that I try and
> execute.  I must be doing something very wrong.
> 

Where are the scripts installed? In the cgi-bin directory? Or in 
$HOME/public_html. If in public_html, you may need to give the CGI scripts a 
".cgi" extension.

If still having problems, then check the apache config (httpd.conf or 
srm.conf, depending on hold recent your apache version is). These lines 
should be present or added:

For http://server/cgi-bin/script to work:
	ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /path/to/global/cgi-bin/
eg, on my box I have:
	ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /usr/local/htppd/cgi-bin/

For http://server/~user/script.cgi to work:
	AddHandler cgi-script .cgi

You can set up multiple CGI paths...for example, I have:
	ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /usr/local/httpd/cgi-bin/
	ScriptAlias /qmail-cgi/ /home/chris/sys/qmail/vchkpw/devel/cgi/
	ScriptAlias /cgi-chris/ /home/chris/www/cgi/
in my config.

Chris...

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