Re: apache cgi-bin access forbidden.

[Alvin Oga <aoga@Maggie.Linux-Consulting.com>]

hi ya

wild guess

according to your info
	all your cgi-bin is in /opt/apache2/cgi-bin
	( none of those can be a symlink )

c ya
alvin

> On Fri, 18 Apr 2003 20:38:48 +0100
> <Hell.Surfers@cwctv.net> wrote:
> 
> > My Apache server won't let me access the cgi bin. Any ideas.
> > 
> > DM
> Check httpd.conf for the relevant options:
> ----snip
> # The Options directive is both complicated and important.  Please see
> # http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/core.html#options
> # for more information.
> #
>     Options Indexes FollowSymLinks ExecCGI
> -----snip
> #
> # "/opt/apache2/cgi-bin" should be changed to whatever your
> ScriptAliased# CGI directory exists, if you have that configured.
> #


this is where all yoru cgi-stuff is defined
	-- remove your execCGI stuff above... bad idea..
	( all cgi's should only be in non-viewable/non-browable cgi-bin
	( directory
	
> <Directory "/opt/apache2/cgi-bin">
>     AllowOverride None
#
# change your options
#
     # Options None
#
# -- add a symlink option here --
#
      Options FollowSymLinks
      #
>     Order allow,deny
>     Allow from all
> </Directory>
> --snip
> # To use CGI scripts outside of ScriptAliased directories:
> # (You will also need to add "ExecCGI" to the "Options" directive.)
> #
> AddHandler cgi-script .cgi