Hi,
Perhaps I can join in the conversation?? Are you running apache as your
websever? If so, you can specify mutiple aliases so that the main /cgi-bin/
folder is aliased to other folders of your convienience.
If you need help, let me know.
Regards,
Thomas Adam
----- Original Message -----
From: Hasanuddin Tamir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Exile <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 11:10 AM
Subject: Re: CGI-BIN
> On Tue, 5 Jun 2001, Exile <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote,
>
> > Hi All,
>
> Hi Exile,
>
> > I 've try to write some CGI scripts, however, I have to put my scripts
in
> > cgi-bin.. so... anybody tell me what is this?
>
> The cgi-bin directory is by convetionally a place to put all CGI programs.
> It's provided so that you don't have to mess around with your everywhere
> scripts.
>
> > I mean.... anybody can tell me some concepts about redirect?
>
> There's nothing special about redirect. It's, like the name implies,
> a mechanisme to redirect request from original URL to another one.
>
> > My most
problem
> > is, I can't read write files in my home directory.
>
> You mean from the browser? The browser requests certain resource to the
web
> server. And like all processes, the web server runs with certain (usually
> low) privilege. With this privilege, the web server doesn't get
permission
> to access any files in your home directory. Usually, it's not a problem
> though. But if it is for you, you can ask the sysadmin about this. Every
> system can have different way to implement this.
>
> > The other case is , is that cgi-bin is not a real folder? Is that
helpful
> > to hide my scripts from users?
>
> It could be real or virtual, depends on how the adminstrator arrange it.
> Files in cgi-bin are expected to be executed by the web server, not to
> be shown to the browser. Is that you mean by hide your scripts from user?
> Or you mean (local) users, just like you?
>
> If the cgi-bin content is accessible (readable) by the web server, then
> other local user will likely be able to read the files in that directory.
>
> > Besides, is that the cgi script can be called globally within my
account?
> > such as, I can put <form action=/cgi-bin/myscrip.pl method=post>
wherever?
>
> Yes. I can even call your /cgi-bin/myscript.pl from my computer provided
> that I know the base URL :-) But it's not something you should worry
> about.
>
>
> s.a.n
> --
> Hasanuddin Tamir: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Trabas: www.trabas.com
>
>
>
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