How do I configure Apache to run perl scripts? (was : New to perl!)

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Re: How do I configure Apache to run perl scripts? (was : New to perl!) by joealba (Hermit) on May 24, 2002 at 15:43 UTC
In your httpd.conf, change the AddHandler line to: `AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl` I think it just has .cgi in that line by default.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: How do I configure Apache to run perl scripts? (was : New to perl!) by Caillte (Friar) on May 24, 2002 at 15:57 UTC
You need to put two things into your httpd.conf file. First, to tell apache what an executable is you need to put in something like: `AddHandler cgi-script cgi pl` [download] This tells apache that any file with the extension cgi or pl is a cgi script. This still doesn't mean that your scripts will run, you also have to tell apache where you intend to run scripts from, what is called your cgi-bin directory. `ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /home/thing/www/cgi-bin/ <Directory /home/thing/www/cgi-bin> Options +ExecCGI </Directory>` [download] What this does is, first, tell apache where to look for files when the it gets a request like www.thing.com/cgi-bin/myscript.pl and the other three lines tell apache that it is ok to run scripts found in that directory. Finally, apache runs as a user. Therefore it is important that that user has read and execute (but not write) permissions for these directories and files. This page is intentionally left justified.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: How do I configure Apache to run perl scripts? by cjf (Parson) on May 24, 2002 at 15:46 UTC
Here's the Faq	[reply]
Re: How do I configure Apache to run perl scripts? (was : New to perl!) by Aristotle (Chancellor) on May 24, 2002 at 15:50 UTC
If you want to be taken by the hand and shown every step one by one, there is an entire series of articles about it on Perl.com. Makeshifts last the longest.	[reply]
Re: How do I configure Apache to run perl scripts? (was : New to perl!) by mrbbking (Hermit) on May 24, 2002 at 15:39 UTC
Should be done by default. Save them in /cgi-bin/ and make sure they're executable.	[reply]