The following reply was made to PR general/1380; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Marc Slemko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Ferret <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Apache bugs database <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: general/1380: cgi script fails to load gif Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 09:22:51 -0700 (MST) On Mon, 10 Nov 1997, Ferret wrote: > > >Synopsis: cgi script fails to load gif > > > >State-Changed-From-To: analyzed-closed > >State-Changed-By: marc > >State-Changed-When: Mon Nov 10 07:56:11 PST 1997 > >State-Changed-Why: > >User was not putting proper path in. > > So how do I tell the cgi to display the image instead of trying to run it > as a cgi script? Huh? Don't put images in ScriptAliased directories. > > Also I can't have made it clear, but I *was* giving it the full and > correct path to the image but Apache changes that to be relative to the > cgi-bin directory regardless of what you tell it. This is fine if you only > want to run scripts but not very helpful if you want to display an image. Apache does not change it to be relative. Apache has nothing to do with it; it is between your CGI and your web client. In the example you gave, you were giving a relative path. That path is relative to the CGI script.
