What about perl on linux apache?

  > > but my perl scripts display their code.
  > put them in a directory with a ScriptAlias directive or use AddHandler
  > cgi-script .pl...

Thanks for the suggestions. I uncommented the first line and added the
second line, below, in /etc/httpd/conf, but things still don't work; my
script still gets printed, not executed. Execution is OK from command
line, though (perl -w test.cgi). I'm always sure to restart httpd.

AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
AddHandler cgi-script .pl


My test.cgi is pretty simple, but the code gets displayed in my browser:
--------
#!/usr/bin/perl
print "Content-type:text/html\n\n";
print "\nHello, World.\n\n";
exit;
--------

This is really irritating. In the Win2k world, I can run circles around
most folks, and I can even keep myself afloat in linux, but I can't make
apache work correctly. Maybe my next step should be to buy Apache For
Dummies.

-jc

  >>I see that some Win2K folks (of which I'm one) are having a problem with
  >>perl on apache. I am having a problem on RH Linux 9.0; I finally got
  >>httpd configured, so I think, but my perl scripts display their code.
  >>
  >>This has happened more than once to me, but I can't find the answer at
  >>redhat.com or perl.com or elsewhere on the web. Any pointers, please?
 >
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Do ...

chmod +x yourcgi.pl
../yourcgi.pl

# that makes sure it works. Using "perl -w yourcgi.pl" will use the perl in
your path.

Then add

<Directory /location/to/cgi-bin>
Options +ExecCGI
</Directory>

Hopefully that works.

Regards
Matt

"JC" <gymus.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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   > > > but my perl scripts display their code.
  > > put them in a directory with a ScriptAlias directive or use AddHandler
  > > cgi-script .pl...
 >
 > Thanks for the suggestions. I uncommented the first line and added the
 > second line, below, in /etc/httpd/conf, but things still don't work; my
 > script still gets printed, not executed. Execution is OK from command
 > line, though (perl -w test.cgi). I'm always sure to restart httpd.
 >
 > AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
 > AddHandler cgi-script .pl
 >
 >
 > My test.cgi is pretty simple, but the code gets displayed in my browser:
 > --------
 > #!/usr/bin/perl
 > print "Content-type:text/html\n\n";
 > print "\nHello, World.\n\n";
 > exit;
 > --------
 >
 > This is really irritating. In the Win2k world, I can run circles around
 > most folks, and I can even keep myself afloat in linux, but I can't make
 > apache work correctly. Maybe my next step should be to buy Apache For
 > Dummies.
 >
 > -jc
 >
   > >>I see that some Win2K folks (of which I'm one) are having a problem with
   > >>perl on apache. I am having a problem on RH Linux 9.0; I finally got
   > >>httpd configured, so I think, but my perl scripts display their code.
   > >>
   > >>This has happened more than once to me, but I can't find the answer at
   > >>redhat.com or perl.com or elsewhere on the web. Any pointers, please?
  > >
  > >
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Hey, thanks for the suggestion. I wish it were that easy, though.
In httpd.conf there's already:
<Directory "/var/www/cgi-bin">
Options ExecCGI

AllowOverride None
Allow from from all
Order allow,deny
</Directory>


but I added:
<Directory "/var/www/cgi-bin/dt">
Options +ExecCGI
</Directory>


which is where my script is. That didn't work, and there was certainly
a problem when I added an Order allow,deny line. I think I've
configured well enough, such that /var/www/cgi-bin/dt is where I
actually point when Mozilla loads <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://192.168.100.1/test.cgi" target="_blank">http://192.168.100.1/test.cgi</a>

The permissions have always included x:
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 116 Dec 16 14:48 test.cgi*

Now, although
perl -w test.cgi
works,
../test.cgi
doesn't work,
: bad interpreter: No such file or directory
but,
perl: /usr/bin/perl /usr/share/man/man1/perl.1.gz
and my first line is,
#!/usr/bin/perl

So, I sit here feeling like an idiot, which may not be far from the
truth, but I'd like it not to be that way.

Again, thanks.
-jc

Matt wrote:
 > Do ...
 >
 > chmod +x yourcgi.pl
 > ./yourcgi.pl
 >
 > # that makes sure it works. Using "perl -w yourcgi.pl" will use the perl in
 > your path.
 >
 > Then add
 >
 > <Directory /location/to/cgi-bin>
 > Options +ExecCGI
 > </Directory>
 >
 > Hopefully that works.
 >
 > Regards
 > Matt
 >
 > "JC" <gymus.DeleteThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
 > news:GLFDb.1425$p8.1181@nwrdny03.gnilink.net...
 >
   >>>>but my perl scripts display their code.
  >>
   >> > put them in a directory with a ScriptAlias directive or use AddHandler
   >> > cgi-script .pl...
  >>
  >>Thanks for the suggestions. I uncommented the first line and added the
  >>second line, below, in /etc/httpd/conf, but things still don't work; my
  >>script still gets printed, not executed. Execution is OK from command
  >>line, though (perl -w test.cgi). I'm always sure to restart httpd.
  >>
  >>AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
  >>AddHandler cgi-script .pl
  >>
  >>
  >>My test.cgi is pretty simple, but the code gets displayed in my browser:
  >>--------
  >>#!/usr/bin/perl
  >>print "Content-type:text/html\n\n";
  >>print "\nHello, World.\n\n";
  >>exit;
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Make sure you perl file doesn't have any dos carriage returns in it. It got
me again earlier today, its the #! line thats important.

in vi do

:set ff=unix
:wq

or use dos2unix if you haveit.

Regards
Matt

"JC" <gymus DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
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 > Hey, thanks for the suggestion. I wish it were that easy, though.
 > In httpd.conf there's already:
 > <Directory "/var/www/cgi-bin">
 > Options ExecCGI
 >
 > AllowOverride None
 > Allow from from all
 > Order allow,deny
 > </Directory>
 >
 >
 > but I added:
 > <Directory "/var/www/cgi-bin/dt">
 > Options +ExecCGI
 > </Directory>
 >
 >
 > which is where my script is. That didn't work, and there was certainly
 > a problem when I added an Order allow,deny line. I think I've
 > configured well enough, such that /var/www/cgi-bin/dt is where I
<font color=purple> > actually point when Mozilla loads <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://192.168.100.1/test.cgi</font" target="_blank">http://192.168.100.1/test.cgi</font</a>>
 >
 > The permissions have always included x:
 > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 116 Dec 16 14:48 test.cgi*
 >
 > Now, although
 > perl -w test.cgi
 > works,
 > ./test.cgi
 > doesn't work,
 > : bad interpreter: No such file or directory
 > but,
 > perl: /usr/bin/perl /usr/share/man/man1/perl.1.gz
 > and my first line is,
 > #!/usr/bin/perl
 >
 > So, I sit here feeling like an idiot, which may not be far from the
 > truth, but I'd like it not to be that way.
 >
 > Again, thanks.
 > -jc
 >
 > Matt wrote:
  > > Do ...
  > >
  > > chmod +x yourcgi.pl
  > > ./yourcgi.pl
  > >
  > > # that makes sure it works. Using "perl -w yourcgi.pl" will use the perl
in
  > > your path.
  > >
  > > Then add
  > >
  > > <Directory /location/to/cgi-bin>
  > > Options +ExecCGI
  > > </Directory>
  > >
  > > Hopefully that works.
  > >
  > > Regards
  > > Matt
  > >
  > > "JC" <gymus DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
  > > news:GLFDb.1425$p8.1181@nwrdny03.gnilink.net...
  > >
   > >>>>but my perl scripts display their code.
   > >>
   > >> > put them in a directory with a ScriptAlias directive or use
AddHandler
   > >> > cgi-script .pl...
   > >>
   > >>Thanks for the suggestions. I uncommented the first line and added the
   > >>second line, below, in /etc/httpd/conf, but things still don't work; my
   > >>script still gets printed, not executed. Execution is OK from command
   > >>line, though (perl -w test.cgi). I'm always sure to restart httpd.
   > >>
   > >>AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
   > >>AddHandler cgi-script .pl
   > >>
   > >>
   > >>My test.cgi is pretty simple, but the code gets displayed in my browser:
   > >>--------
   > >>#!/usr/bin/perl
   > >>print "Content-type:text/html\n\n";
   > >>print "\nHello, World.\n\n";
   > >>exit;
   > >>--------
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Hey, Matt.

  > :set ff=unix

Thanks for the tip, which made ./test.cgi work, but not via Mozilla.
I'll keep screwing with it.

-jc<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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Hey.

I finally tried a ScriptAlias--Joachim suggested it, but I tried only
his suggestion of an AddHandler directive--and that made my test.cgi work:

ScriptAlias / "/var/www/cgi-bin/dt/"

Now I need to find a similar solution for my other scripts. Sorry for
jerking you guys around, but thanks for the pointers.

-jc
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