On 29 Sep, 01:51, Kurda Yon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 1. On my server (in my directory) I found "cgi-bin" subdirectory. > > 2. In the "cgi-bin" I have created a file "test.py". > > 3. In that file I put: > #!/usr/bin/python2.4 python > print "Hello, World!" > (I have checked, I have "/usr/bin/python2.4" directory.)
What's the spare "python" for at the end of the first line? You should also try and run the program directly just to see whether it runs and what it prints. > 4. I give the following permissions to the "test.py": > -rwx---r-x > > 5. The "cgi-bin" directory has the following permissions: > drwx---r-x This is probably acceptable. > 6. In the "cgi-bin" I have created the ".htaccess" file which > contains: > Options +ExecCGI > AddHandler cgi-script .py > > And it still does not work! If I try to see the page by my browser I > see: > Internal Server Error > The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was > unable to complete your request. > ... Read the error log, possibly found in a log directory in your home directory (since you seem to be in a hosting environment, but you'd look in /var/log/httpd or /var/log/apache for a system-wide Web server installation) and see what the complaint is. You might also consider looking at the following page for guidance: http://wiki.python.org/moin/CgiScripts Paul -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list