hi, first you need to test if the script will be happy to execute: leave it where you want it to be called from the browser and in shell to type /path/to/script/test.pl
if it execute, then you know it is your tomcat config problem. you may need to restart tomcat after change the .xml file(?) there is security concern about using cgi, does not matter with tomcat or apache. but as you know tomcat can run perl. good luck cheng --- "Raghupathy,Gurumoorthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why don't you run perl in apache and integrate it > with tomcat ? > Tomcat should not be used with CGI ( security issues > ) > > Guru > > -----Original Message----- > From: Scholtyssek Siegfried > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 11 April 2005 09:29 > To: tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org > Subject: HELP Tomcat CGI > Importance: High > > > > Hello, > > > > I use the Apache Tomcat.5.0.16 on the SUNOS 5.8 > UNIX > > > > With Tomcat we want execute cgi-scripts. So I > modified all in web.xml > > and removed the file servlets-cgi.renametojar to > servlets-cgi.jar > > If I start with Netscape the follow URL: > > http://localhost:8080/cgi-bin/test.pl so I get > the follow ERROR: > > > > Can't open perl Script ........./test.pl No such > file or direktory > > Use -S to search $PATH for it. > > > > If I delete and make a follow link: > > > > rm /usr/bin/perl > > > > ln -s /usr/bin/ksh /usr/bin/perl then it is > running. > > > > Whats wrong ??? What I have to do, that it is > running with ln -s > > /usr/local/bin/perl /usr/bin/perl > > > > In the first line of the test.pl I have still > #!/usr/local/bin/perl > > and I made chmod a+x test.pl and with command from > xterm I can execute > > it with the full path from the errormessage Can't > open perl Script > > ..... ! > > > > Please help me because I will be else crazzzzzy > :-) > > > > Thanks and regards > > > > Siggi > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Best wishes Z C Wang Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
