Thanks, I got it to work by editing the /etc/httpd/conf/commonhttpd.conf file. Is there a Mandrake equivalent to linuxconf to edit these files?
Gilligan Todd Lyons wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Rick -Gilligan- Uschold wrote on Tue, Mar 11, 2003 at 08:56:32PM -0500 : > > I installed Linux Mandrake 8.0 from a cd about a year ago. Recently, I > > tried to get the Apache web server going. It woks, except that it won't > > run cgi scripts. I set the exact same configuration that currently > > works for linux Mandrake 7.0, running on the exact same machine, in a > > different partition. > > Using LinuxConf, I set the ScriptAlias line to: "/cgi-bin > > /home/httpd/cgi-bin" > > Restarting the httpd gives the following error: and the httpd never > > starts. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] uschold]# /etc/rc5.d/S85httpd start > > Starting httpd: Syntax error on line 4 of /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf: > > Invalid command 'ScriptAlias', perhaps mis-spelled or defined by a > > module not in > > cluded in the server configuration > > Don't use linuxconf to edit anything on Mandrake. Here's what it looks > like by default: > > # > # Aliases: Add here as many aliases as you need (with no limit). The > # format is > # Alias fakename realname > # > <IfModule mod_alias.c> > > # > # Note that if you include a trailing / on fakename then the server > # will > # require it to be present in the URL. So "/icons" isn't aliased in > # this > # example, only "/icons/".. > # > Alias /icons/ /var/www/icons/ > Alias /doc /usr/share/doc > > # > # ScriptAlias: This controls which directories contain server > # scripts. > # ScriptAliases are essentially the same as Aliases, except that > # documents in the realname directory are treated as applications > # and > # run by the server when requested rather than as documents sent to > # the client. > # The same rules about trailing "/" apply to ScriptAlias directives > # as to > # Alias. > # > ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /var/www/cgi-bin/ > ScriptAlias /protected-cgi-bin/ /var/www/protected-cgi-bin/ > > <IfModule mod_perl.c> > #Provide two aliases to the same cgi-bin directory, > #to see the effects of the 2 different mod_perl modes > #for Apache::Registry Mode > Alias /perl/ /var/www/perl/ > #for Apache::Perlrun Mode > Alias /cgi-perl/ /var/www/perl/ > </IfModule> > > </IfModule> > # End of aliases. > > Obviously, linux conf was not putting it surrounded by the > <IfModule></IfModule> section. > > Blue skies... Todd > - -- > | MandrakeSoft USA | Security is like an onion. It's made | > | http://www.mandrakesoft.com | made up of several layers and makes | > | http://www.mandrakelinux.com | you cry. --Howard Chu | > Mandrake Cooker Devel Version, Kernel 2.4.21-0.13mdk > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQE+b5Golp7v05cW2woRAm+KAKCAvMh6th4JFoOS3H70dWNe4nuViQCcDe1v > V7rT4gC6T/xO0QlaCaoVS9o= > =s4s9 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Gilligan | __o .oooO /| _ \<,_ ( ) /p|\ (_)/ (_) \ ( Oooo. / | \ ------------ \_) ( ) ======== ) / ======== (_/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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