exec cgi in apache 1.3.1

[Ryan Bloom]

In article <6ug89s$ji$1 na nnrp1.dejanews.com>, postmaster na truevision.net 
says...
> 
> 
>   sevo na inm.de wrote:
> > "Options Includes", just as in .htaccess. To repeat it: Anything that
> > can go inside a .htaccess file (and some more) can go inside a directory
> > context.
> 
> I do it, but the SSI "exec cgi" don't work.
> My perl script work with: "perl counter.pl", but with exec cgi inside an .html
> or .shtml do nothing.
> 
> I have the following lines in my access.conf:

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> 
> <Directory /usr/local/www*>  #The .html or shtml files directory.
> Options All MultiViews
> AllowOverride All
> Allow from all
> </Directory>
> 
> <Directory /usr/local/www/*/cgi-bin*>  #The script directory.
> Options ExecCGI
> AllowOverride All
> </Directory>
> 
> And, in my srm.conf:
> 
> AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
> AddHandler cgi-script .pl
> AddHandler cgi-script .exe
> Options +ExecCGI
> 
> AddType text/html .shtml
> AddHandler server-parsed .shtml
> 
> Thanks for helpme...

The SSI code you posted originally referenced was:

	<!--#exec cgi="/cgi-bin/counter.pl"-->

Two issues.  1)  Unless you have either an Alias, AliasMatch, or 
ScriptAlias directive to tell Apache that /cgi-bin/ maps to 
/the/proper/location, this won't work, because Apache doesn't know where 
to find the file.  You haven't included any of those directives, so I am 
assuming you don't have one.  2)  the --> at the end of the SSI command 
MUST have a space before it.  Without it, it is not a valid SSI command, 
refer the docs on mod_include that come with Apache, or SSI RFC.

Lastly, please tell us what your error_log says.  I have a feeling the 
problem will be either file not found, in which case, look at the 
preceding paragraph.

If none of this works, let us know.

Ryan

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Ryan Bloom
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