Re: apache and cgi-bin
this is what my log file says when any mention of script alias is in the
httpd.conf
Invalid command 'ScriptAlias', perhaps mis-spelled or defined by a module
not included in
the server configuration
and the daemon won't start
Thanks,
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "MaD dUCK" <madduck@madduck.net>
To: "Mike Millner" <mikem99@qwest.net>
Cc: "debian users" <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 8:37 PM
Subject: Re: apache and cgi-bin
> also sprach Mike Millner (on Mon, 05 Mar 2001 08:35:17PM -0700):
> > your saying every cgi script needs to have - out put "Content-type:
> > text/html" and then an empty line
>
> yes, by definition, a CGI script *must* start by writing
>
> Content-type: text/html\r\n <or text/plain or whatever>
> \r\n
> <html><head><title>yadayadayada</.....
>
> this is to let the webserver know what content to serve.
>
> > The apache daemon wouldn't start with the scriptalias in the http.conf
file
> > and could you please clarify the statement below. I don't understand the
> > "Options" of the directory
>
> here's an extract from my httpd.conf:
>
> ScriptAlias /cgi-pub/ "/home/apache/common/cgi-bin/"
> <Directory "/home/apache/common/cgi-bin">
> Options ExecCGI
> AllowOverride None
> Order allow,deny
> Allow from all
> </Directory>
>
> read up on the Options clause at www.apache.org!
>
> martin
>
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