Python and Apache

Michael Hall py.list at mulga.com.au
Mon Apr 16 22:04:45 EDT 2001


What extension does the CGI script have ... .py or .cgi ?
Might make a difference.

Mick


On Mon, 16 Apr 2001, Erik Max Francis wrote:

> David Fuess wrote:
> 
> > Yes, that's what I thought also, but I am able to execute
> > 
> > /usr/local/bin/python /home/httpd/cgi-bin/hello
> > 
> > and it works. Also I've checked and everything is where it's supposed
> > to be. "which python" returns "/usr/local/bin/python".  Interesting
> > though that when I attempt ./hello when CWD=/home/httpd/cgi-bin I get
> > the file not found error also(?). I'm wondering if the /cgi-bin/ ->
> > /home/httpd/cgi-bin is working correctly.
> 
> Well, check it.
> 
> If the paths are correct, then it's probably either 1. the script is
> executable by you but not by nobody (what Apache runs as) or 2. you have
> Apache configured in such way that it will execute CGI scripts only if
> they end in .cgi.
> 
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