RE: [cobalt-users] [XTR] cgi-bin outsite web

["webmgr" <webmgr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>
> I am attempting to create a working script folder outside the main web
> folder on an XTR (at /home/sites/site6/cgi-bin). I have researched the
> archives and looked at http://httpd.apache.org/docs/howto/cgi.html. I have
> already tried various configurations but the best I can get is
> that scripts
> placed in the folder will work if I do not use .cgi or .pl as an
> extension.
> If I use a .cgi or .pl extension I get a "Script File Not Found!" error.
>
> I have a test script that is working with any extension except .cgi or .pl
> (or without any extension) but as soon as it is renamed with a .cgi or .pl
> extension it stops working.
>
> I have added "ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /home/sites/site6/cgi-bin/" to
> httpd.conf. I have also renamed the folder (and the httpd.conf entry) as
> cgibin (rather than cgi-bin), as suggested in several posts, but
> it doesn't
> make any difference. I have also tried various other changes to
> httpd.conf:
> removing the AddHandler cgi-wrapper .cgi  AddHandler cgi-wrapper .pl
> entries, adding AddHandler cgi-script .cgi AddHandler cgi-script .pl or
> AddHandler cgi-script cgi AddHandler cgi-script pl for example.
>
> I have also looked at the srm.conf file but haven't made any
> changes here as
> this would make server wide changes - I only want this for this particular
> virtual server.

(Not haveing an XTR, I'm covering apache generally)

Make sure the http.conf file includes
Options ExecCGI for that site
You can put it within a <Directory></Directory> tag set within
the <VirtualHost ......></VirtualHost> tag set for the site.

Could you show us the VirtualHost tag set for the site ??

Paul