RE: [cobalt-users] Help with simple CGI.

["Dan" <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Try exec cmd instead.
You could use a .htaccess file to allow server parsed .html.

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Dan Kriwitsky


> -----Original Message-----
> From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Michael Aronoff
> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2000 8:02 PM
> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [cobalt-users] Help with simple CGI.
>
>
> I am trying to use a simple counter CGI on my raq3 but when I run it I get
> an error that comes up in place of the result in the screen: The server
> encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable
> to complete
> your request.
>
> It is a very simple server side include (<!--#exec cgi="counter2.cgi"-->)
> and I have it running on other web hosts.  But I am moving gall
> my sites to
> a Raq3 and CGI is giving me fits. Oh and is it possible to make
> server side
> includes run just from an .html page rather than having to specify .shtml
> which is a pain if you want to do the SSI on you homepage.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Michael Aronoff - CIIC
> ma@xxxxxxxx
> Calabasas, CA
>
> Here is the CGI:
>
> #!/usr/bin/perl --'
> ##########################
> # counter 1.0
> #
> # By Command-O Software
> # http://www.command-o.com
> #
> # Copyright 1996.
> # All Rights Reserved
> #
> #If you find this script useful, we would appreciate a
> #donation to keep this service active for the community.
> #Command-O Software, P.O. Box 12200, Jackson WY 83002
> ##########################
> #<!--#exec cgi="counter2.cgi"-->
> $file = "$ENV{'DOCUMENT_URI'}";
> $file =~ s/\//_/g;
> open(FILE,"data/$file");
> flock (FILE, 2);
> $count = <FILE>;
> flock (FILE, 8);
> close(FILE);
>
> $count++;
>
> open(FILE,">data/$file");
> flock (FILE, 2);
> print FILE "$count";
> flock (FILE, 8);
> close(FILE);
> print "Content-type: text/html\n\n";
> print "$count";
> exit;
>
>
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