[wellylug] Perl scripts not executing in Firefox

[Cliff Pratt]

John Durham wrote:
> Cliff Pratt wrote:
>> In the /etc/apache2 directory there is a file called httpd.conf. This 
>> is the old historical name. There is also a file called apache.conf. 
>> This contains the new conf file which defines the 'global' parameters 
>> that apply to all sites in the apache configuration. At the end you 
>> will see an 'include' statement which reference 
>> /etc/apache2/sites-enabled. These are the individual sites in the 
>> configuration. To see all your sites, at the command line type 
>> 'apache2ctl -S'. For each site there will be a link in 
>> /etc/apache2/sites-enabled tp the site definition in 
>> /etc/apache2/sites-available.
>>
>> So you should make site changes to the files in 
>> /etc/apache2/sites-available and general changes to the 
>> /etc/apache2/apache.conf
>>
>> IN the above "Location" definition, I believe the line should read:
>>
>> AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl
>
> Interesting- /etc/apache2 does NOT contain a copy of apache.conf but 
> there is one called apache2.conf ? Would it be reasonable to say that 
> this is the file you mean? If not, then should this file be left alone 
> and a new one created? Meantime, I have updated apache2.conf with the 
> <Location /cgi-bin> data you suggested. Can easily revert back if needed.
 >
Yes, I did mean that file.

I mentioned the 'correct' way to do it for reference, mainly. It is your 
system, so you can set it up as you wish.

Cheers,

Cliff