Re: [us...@httpd] Apache2 downloads .pl file instead of executes it

2009-09-27 Thread Matthew Pettis
This worked, thank you! On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 10:07 PM, Igor Cicimov wrote: > Also put the handler statement in the same directory > > AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl > > so it looks like > > > Options +ExecCGI > AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl > > > or what ever extension you are using for

Re: [us...@httpd] Apache2 downloads .pl file instead of executes it

2009-09-27 Thread Igor Cicimov
Also put the handler statement in the same directory AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl so it looks like Options +ExecCGI AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl or what ever extension you are using for the cgi programs. On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 1:04 PM, Igor Cicimov wrote: > Do you have this stateme

Re: [us...@httpd] Apache2 downloads .pl file instead of executes it

2009-09-27 Thread Igor Cicimov
Do you have this statement included in your conf file for the CGI directory? Options +ExecCGI Cheers, Igor On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 12:57 PM, Matthew Pettis wrote: > Hi, > Newbie here -- my Apache2 install is downloading the .pl script I have > instead of executing it as a CGI. How do I mak

[us...@httpd] Apache2 downloads .pl file instead of executes it

2009-09-25 Thread Matthew Pettis
Hi, Newbie here -- my Apache2 install is downloading the .pl script I have instead of executing it as a CGI. How do I make it work as a CGI? As a secondary note -- is there a really good resource to understand how the apache conf files work? I see the apache documentation, but am having trouble