This worked, thank you! On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 10:07 PM, Igor Cicimov <icici...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Also put the handler statement in the same directory > > AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl > > so it looks like > > <Directory /what_ever_your_cgi_dir_is> > Options +ExecCGI > AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl > </Directory> > > or what ever extension you are using for the cgi programs. > > > > On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 1:04 PM, Igor Cicimov <icici...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Do you have this statement included in your conf file for the CGI >> directory? >> >> <Directory /what_ever_your_cgi_dir_is> >> Options +ExecCGI >> </Directory> >> >> Cheers, >> Igor >> >> >> On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 12:57 PM, Matthew Pettis < >> matthew.pet...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> Newbie here -- my Apache2 install is downloading the .pl script I have >>> instead of executing it as a CGI. How do I make it work as a CGI? >>> >>> As a secondary note -- is there a really good resource to understand how >>> the apache conf files work? I see the apache documentation, but am having >>> trouble getting some documentation on the big picture, answering questions >>> like how to read and understand the conf file, what the general format is, >>> and what is meant when things have 'allow,deny', etc. in them? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Matt >>> >> >> > -- One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. -- Plato It is from the wellspring of our despair and the places that we are broken that we come to repair the world. -- Murray Waas
