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Dec 23, 2001, 1:32 AM
quixotic100
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Dec 23, 2001, 1:32 AM
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Problems with PHP in cgi-bin
Hi,

I'm having some problems with PHP in my CGI-BIN directory. Any clues? I'm guessing it has to do with a configuration setting in Apache, but I'm not sure just what. Thanks!

Link:

http://links.conline.net/cgi-bin/page.php
Dec 23, 2001, 3:15 AM
Paul
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Dec 23, 2001, 3:15 AM
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Re: [quixotic100] Problems with PHP in cgi-bin In reply to
Yes this is a bit of a problem with the way it is extracted. By default it goes into the cgi-bin but many servers don't allow php in the cgi-bin.

I also can't use page.php due to this. :(
Dec 23, 2001, 11:32 AM
Andy
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Dec 23, 2001, 11:32 AM
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Ok, maybe im being silly, but isnt a cgi-bin meant for anything that iswritten in a Common Gateway Interface language? I always thought CGI wasa group of programming languages (such as Perl and PHP), which, if so, shouldreally all be allowed to execute in the cgi-bin. Maybe I'm completly wrong, soif i am, someone tell me so i dont make a complete fool of myself againTongue

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Dec 23, 2001, 1:07 PM
rehan
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Dec 23, 2001, 1:07 PM
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Re: [AndyNewby] Problems with PHP in cgi-bin In reply to
"CGI" does not equal "Perl", "PHP", etc. or vice versa. CGI is just a way to call external programs through the web server. PHP is typically installed with Apache as a module, which does not use the CGI mechanism. Similarly, Perl can also be installed as a module (mod_perl).

Anyway, I've sometimes seen Apache configured to allow only .cgi and .pl files to be executed; that may be the case here. The web host should be able to provide the details...
Dec 23, 2001, 4:09 PM
brewt
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Dec 23, 2001, 4:09 PM
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I've just updated our copy over here to allow moving of page.php into other locations. A temporary 'fix' is to move page.php to your desired location, and changing db_cgi_url to reflect this change. This of course will make your Perl CGI version not work.


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