httpd.conf to allow .pl or .cgi scripts to run outside of cgi-bin

[que]

I need to allow a Perl script to run outside of my "cgi-bin" directory but I am not sure what edits I need to make in the httpd config file.

I am running Apache version 2.0.48.

Can someone provide some what edits I need to make? Thanks

[allon]

Can you cut and paste your httpd.conf?
But if its version 2 of appache, then there are some hing called Includes at around the bottom to vhost can we take a look at that?

Some systems like the Cobalts allow cgi to run anywhere on the site, conventional machines may not though.

[vvaldir]

You may need to change the AddHandler line in your httpd.conf file to run perl scripts.

From:
#AddHandler cgi-script .cgi

To:
AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl

That may help solve the problem you have currently.

[oulzac]

Originally Posted by vvaldir

You may need to change the AddHandler line in your httpd.conf file to run perl scripts.

From:
#AddHandler cgi-script .cgi

To:
AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl

That may help solve the problem you have currently.

That will only work if the server is set to run .cgi files outside the cgi-bin folder.

To set where cgi's can run, in the httpd.conf file you will see this line (per virtual host):

PHP Code:

ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /home/username/public_html/cgi-bin/ 


you can change this to:

PHP Code:

ScriptsAlias / /home/username/public_html/ 


This will allow and folder under the public_html folder to run a cgi script.

But remember, if its .pl file, this does not matter, a perl file will run outside the cgi-bin folder by defualt.