Unable to run cgi script
I am trying to set my system up as a Webserver
for testing purposes
System is
SuSe 8.1 stand-a-lone
Apache 1.3
Have got Apache running OK and tested it in standalone mode using
http://localhost
which shows the appropriate test page
I have configured httpd.config to point to my directories as follows
ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /home/kelvin/cgi-bin/
Directory /home/kelvin/cgi-bin
Options +ExecCGI
AddHandler cgi-script cgi pl
/Directory
I am now trying to run simple html perl scripts as shown below
htmlhead
titleMy test page/title
/headbody
form method=post action=/home/kelvin/cgi-bin/myscript.cgi
PRE
First Name INPUT TYPE=text NAME=fname MAXLENGTH=15
SIZE=15
Last Name INPUT TYPE=text NAME=lname MAXLENGTH=20
SIZE=20
E-Mail Addr INPUT TYPE=text NAME=email MAXLENGTH=35
SIZE=35
INPUT TYPE=submit VALUE=Send Mail!
INPUT TYPE=reset VALUE=Clear-Form
/PRE
/form/body/html
#!/usr/bin/perl
use CGI;
read(STDIN,$temp,$ENV{'CONTENT_LENGTH'});
@pairs=split(//,$temp);
foreach $item(@pairs)
{
($key,$content)=split(/=/,$item,2);
$content=~tr/+/ /;
$content=~s/%(..)/pack(c,hex($1))/ge;
$fields{$key}=$content;
}
print Content-type: text/html\n\n;
print HTML\n;
print BODY BGCOLOR=#FF\n;
print CENTRE\n;
print Thank YouBR\n;
print $fields{fname} $fields{lname}BR;
print I will writeBR\n;
print you atBR\n;
print $fields{email}BR\n;
print /CENTRE\n;
print /BODY/HTML;
What happens when I run the html code and click send, is that instead of
running the perl script it attempts to open it. I have tried a number of
scripts and they all do the same. I am sure it is something simple but
it's got me beat.
Thanking you in anticipation
Kelvin
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RE: Unable to run cgi script
mmm. to be honest Robert I picked this script up on the web and I have
used it as an example to show that my system will not run cgi scripts,
it also does not show any errors but opens them for editing instead. I
don't think I'm anywhere near looking at cgi.pm yet I am simply trying
to teach myself the basics so I need to get up and running first.
Thanks
Kelvin
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ROBERT_MCCAMMON;denso-
diam.com]
Sent: 11 November 2002 13:31
To: Kelvin McWha
Subject: Re: Unable to run cgi script
If I may ask, why are you using STDIN when using CGI. On the CGI.PM
help page
it shows the the use of param(). This is much simpler to receive your
enviromental variables.
This will be done completely inside the script. It save considerable
typing.
Below shows the header.
#!/usr/bin/perl
use CGI qv(standard);
use strict;
I am trying to set my system up as a Webserver
for testing purposes
System is
SuSe 8.1 stand-a-lone
Apache 1.3
Have got Apache running OK and tested it in standalone mode using
http://localhost
which shows the appropriate test page
I have configured httpd.config to point to my directories as follows
ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/??home/kelvin/cgi-bin/
Directory /home/kelvin/cgi-bin
Options +ExecCGI
AddHandler cgi-script cgi pl
/Directory
I am now trying to run simple html perl scripts as shown below
htmlhead
titleMy test page/title
/headbody
form method=post action=/home/kelvin/cgi-bin/myscript.cgi
PRE
First Name INPUT TYPE=text NAME=fname MAXLENGTH=15
SIZE=15
Last Name INPUT TYPE=text NAME=lname MAXLENGTH=20
SIZE=20
E-Mail AddrINPUT TYPE=text NAME=email MAXLENGTH=35
SIZE=35
INPUT TYPE=submit VALUE=Send Mail!
INPUT TYPE=reset VALUE=Clear-Form
/PRE
/form/body/html
#!/usr/bin/perl
use CGI;
read(STDIN,$temp,$ENV{'CONTENT_LENGTH'});
@pairs=split(//,$temp);
foreach $item(@pairs)
{
($key,$content)=split(/=/,$item,2);
$content=~tr/+/ /;
$content=~s/%(..)/pack(c,hex($1))/ge;
$fields{$key}=$content;
}
print Content-type: text/html\n\n;
print HTML\n;
print BODY BGCOLOR=#FF\n;
print CENTRE\n;
print Thank YouBR\n;
print $fields{fname} $fields{lname}BR;
print I will writeBR\n;
print you atBR\n;
print $fields{email}BR\n;
print /CENTRE\n;
print /BODY/HTML;
What happens when I run the html code and click send, is that instead
of
running the perl script it attempts to open it. I have tried a number
of
scripts and they all do the same. I am sure it is something simple but
it's got me beat.
Thanking you in anticipation
Kelvin
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Re: Unable to run cgi script
Kelvin -- ...and then Kelvin McWha said... % ... % form method=post action=/home/kelvin/cgi-bin/myscript.cgi I *think* you have to qualify this, as action=http://localhost/home/kelvin/cgi-bin/myscript.cgi; Certainly worth a try... HTH HAND :-D -- David T-G * There is too much animal courage in (play) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * society and not sufficient moral courage. (work) [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health http://www.justpickone.org/davidtg/Shpx gur Pbzzhavpngvbaf Qrprapl Npg! msg06869/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Convert IP address
Hello, was wondering if there is a module or someone may know of a quick means of convering a IP address to a host/domain address. this is a snip of code we use to use, but I don't think it works very well any more: # Covert Host IP Address to domain name IE: [somedomain.com] $ip = remote_addr(); $n = `nslookup -sil $ip | grep Name`; chomp($n); $dns_host=substr($n, rindex($n, )+1); $period1=rindex($dns_host,'.'); $period2=rindex($dns_host,'.',$period1-1); $domain_host = substr($dns_host,$period2+1); # Now split secondary domain to top level domain ($sec_domain, $top_domain) = split(/\./, $domain_host); then we could obtain the secondary and top domain names... any other suggestions would be much appreciated. :) TIA, -- MikemickaloBlezien =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Thunder Rain Internet Publishing Providing Internet Solutions that work! http://www.thunder-rain.com Tel: 1(985)902-8484 MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Convert IP address
In a message dated 11/11/2002 9:16:10 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
was wondering if there is a module or someone may know of a quick means of
convering a IP address to a host/domain address.
$ip = $ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'};
@digits = split (/\./, $ip);
$address = pack (C4, @digits);
$host = gethostbyaddr ($address, 2);
RE: Unable to run cgi script
Thanks David that seems to have taken me a step further. Running the html script now comes up with the error Not Found The requested URL /home/Kelvin/cgi-bin/myscript.cgi was not found on this server The browser is pointing to http://localhost/home/kelvin/cgi-bin/myscript.cgi I have tried it with several other scripts each time with the same result What next please? Kelvin -Original Message- From: David T-G [mailto:davidtg-perl-beginners;justpickone.org] Sent: 11 November 2002 13:58 To: perl beginners cgi Cc: Kelvin McWha Subject: Re: Unable to run cgi script Kelvin -- ...and then Kelvin McWha said... % ... % form method=post action=/home/kelvin/cgi-bin/myscript.cgi I *think* you have to qualify this, as action=http://localhost/home/kelvin/cgi-bin/myscript.cgi; Certainly worth a try... HTH HAND :-D -- David T-G * There is too much animal courage in (play) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * society and not sufficient moral courage. (work) [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health http://www.justpickone.org/davidtg/Shpx gur Pbzzhavpngvbaf Qrprapl Npg! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Unable to run cgi script
I don't think that's it; with the ScriptAlias set it should call the script through a relative or full path as easily as it does via that full HTTP call. I'm curious what the document root is...if it is /home/kelvin, then technically you *should* just be able to write it as form action=/cgi-bin/myscript.cgi. Or, if you want to try the HTTP call, form action=http://localhost/cgi-bin/myscript.cgi;. It sounds to me like .cgi or .pl may already have file associations with an external application (since the scripts are opening in your editor), and for some reason those are overriding your AddHandler directive in Apache. Did you try troubleshooting it by using an either/or approach? By this I mean simply adding a handler for either .cgi or .pl but not both, and trying it that way. What are the results you get when you run the script via the command line or run a perl -c on it? Another quick question: I noticed that you called the configuration file httpd.config. Since its actual name is httpd.conf, I wonder if it's as simple as renaming your configuration file? If you already have it named httpd.conf, then never mind this question. :) - Scot Robnett inSite Internet Solutions Square West Center 454 West Jackson Street Woodstock, IL 60098 (815)206-2907 office (815)342-6480 mobile [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.insiteful.tv -Original Message- From: David T-G [mailto:davidtg-perl-beginners;justpickone.org] Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 7:58 AM To: perl beginners cgi Cc: Kelvin McWha Subject: Re: Unable to run cgi script Kelvin -- and then Kelvin McWha said... % % form method=post action=/home/kelvin/cgi-bin/myscript.cgi I *think* you have to qualify this, as action=http://localhost/home/kelvin/cgi-bin/myscript.cgi; Certainly worth a try... HTH HAND :-D -- David T-G * There is too much animal courage in (play) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * society and not sufficient moral courage. (work) [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health http://www.justpickone.org/davidtg/Shpx gur Pbzzhavpngvbaf Qrprapl Npg! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Unable to run cgi script
So I have tried the method below ie form action=/cgi-bin/myscript.cgi and the server was unable to find the file? I have tried commenting out the other alias which was pointing somewhere else for the cgi-bin I have removed the file associations with each pl/cgi file this then brings up the open with dialog box So my guess is somehow Apache isn't opening the cgi files. Apache is running I proved it with the localhost page And another thing running the script by the command line just produces the script, by that I mean, where I would have thought it would have run the html bit it doesn't. It prints all the tags as well. Or am I misunderstanding what should happen? Any other suggestions please Kelvin -Original Message- From: Scot Robnett [mailto:scot;insiteful.tv] Sent: 11 November 2002 14:44 To: David T-G; perl beginners cgi Cc: Kelvin McWha Subject: RE: Unable to run cgi script I don't think that's it; with the ScriptAlias set it should call the script through a relative or full path as easily as it does via that full HTTP call. I'm curious what the document root is...if it is /home/kelvin, then technically you *should* just be able to write it as form action=/cgi-bin/myscript.cgi. Or, if you want to try the HTTP call, form action=http://localhost/cgi-bin/myscript.cgi;. It sounds to me like .cgi or .pl may already have file associations with an external application (since the scripts are opening in your editor), and for some reason those are overriding your AddHandler directive in Apache. Did you try troubleshooting it by using an either/or approach? By this I mean simply adding a handler for either .cgi or .pl but not both, and trying it that way. What are the results you get when you run the script via the command line or run a perl -c on it? Another quick question: I noticed that you called the configuration file httpd.config. Since its actual name is httpd.conf, I wonder if it's as simple as renaming your configuration file? If you already have it named httpd.conf, then never mind this question. :) - Scot Robnett inSite Internet Solutions Square West Center 454 West Jackson Street Woodstock, IL 60098 (815)206-2907 office (815)342-6480 mobile [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.insiteful.tv -Original Message- From: David T-G [mailto:davidtg-perl-beginners;justpickone.org] Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 7:58 AM To: perl beginners cgi Cc: Kelvin McWha Subject: Re: Unable to run cgi script Kelvin -- and then Kelvin McWha said... % % form method=post action=/home/kelvin/cgi-bin/myscript.cgi I *think* you have to qualify this, as action=http://localhost/home/kelvin/cgi-bin/myscript.cgi; Certainly worth a try... HTH HAND :-D -- David T-G * There is too much animal courage in (play) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * society and not sufficient moral courage. (work) [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health http://www.justpickone.org/davidtg/Shpx gur Pbzzhavpngvbaf Qrprapl Npg! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
