RE: using includes or exec to call a CGI

> Have you checked that your web host allows include or exec methods in > SSI's. This is frequently disabled as a security precaution. I actually have many include files being used on the web site. I also thought that there might be something about feeding headers to an HTML page that (obviously)

RE: using includes or exec to call a CGI

thanks for responding > what is put in the httpd error log when this occurs? that > information > could be valuable. here is the log entry: Fri Oct 25 14:57:22 2002] [error] [client 68.68.42.71] unable to include "../cgi-bin/quotes/quotemaster.cgi?" in parsed file /usr/local/plesk/apache/vhosts

Re: using includes or exec to call a CGI

On Fri, 25 Oct 2002 at 12:11, Al Hospers opined: have you looked at apache's documentation for mod_include? http://httpd.apache.org/docs/mod/mod_include.html AH:the cgi works fine when called in the browser as a url, here: AH: AH:http://66.186.192.77/cgi-bin/quotes/quotemaster.cgi? AH: AH:but wh

RE: using includes or exec to call a CGI

> Have you checked that your web host allows include or exec methods in > SSI's. This is frequently disabled as a security precaution. I actually have many include files being used on the web site. I also thought that there might be something about feeding headers to an HTML page that (obviously)

Re: using includes or exec to call a CGI

Hi Al, Have you checked that your web host allows include or exec methods in SSI's. This is frequently disabled as a security precaution. William -- Lead Developer Knowmad Services Inc. || Internet Applications & Database Integration http://www.knowmad.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [E

using includes or exec to call a CGI

I have a CGI that reads a random text file and spits it back to whatever calls it. I am trying to call it from a web page as an include or exec. any help would be appreciated. the cgi works fine when called in the browser as a url, here: http://66.186.192.77/cgi-bin/quotes/quotemaster.cgi? but w

Re: A security problem

Hi Octavian, I would suggest that you use session management (I like CGI::Session but Apache::Session should also work) to store the private data about the current user rather than writing it to the second form. Good luck, William -- Lead Developer Knowmad Services Inc. || Internet Applicat

A security problem

Hi all, I've made a script that displays 2 forms one after another, then the result page. It works like a Wizard from Windows. In the first page, I print a form for getting the username and the password, and if these are good, the script prints the second form with some private data. After submit