On Mon, 6 Nov 2000, Jason Holland wrote: > Do you have this in your httpd.conf > > AddHandler cgi-script .cgi > > ?? You need this to map the cgi-script handler to all .cgi scripts. And > you probably can take that extra Options line out, you don't need to tell > apache Options ExecCGI twice. Also, your directory definition probably > should look like this > > <Directory "/home/*/public_html"> > > So you grab everyone's home directory. Hope this helps.
Alternatively, you can force your users to have a cgi-bin directory for their scripts, and use the ScriptAlias command. This is nice if you only want to allow _some_ CGIs for _some_ users. Damian > > Hi, > > > > I am wondering how to execute .cgi out of the users public_html > > directory. I thought I had it right by adding the line to > > access.conf file? > > > > <Directory "/home/username/public_html/"> > > AllowOverride all > > Options ExecCGI > > Options Indexes FollowSymLinks ExecCGI > > Order allow,deny > > Allow from all > > </Directory> > > > > I do have .cgi extentions working fine out of the main www > > directory. If I > > view the error.log I see a line that says that Option Exec is off?? > > > > Thanks > > > > Eileen Orbell > > Software & Internet Applications > > Capitol College > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Don't Fear the Penguin. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > Damian Menscher -- --==## Grad. student & Sys. Admin. @ U. Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ##==-- --==## <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> www.uiuc.edu/~menscher/ Ofc:(217)333-0038 ##==-- --==## Physics Dept, 1110 W Green, Urbana IL 61801 Fax:(217)333-9819 ##==--
