[aclug-L] Re: setting up Apache for CGI - Getting closer.

[Steven Saner <ssaner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

suexec is a good thing for security, but it can be a bit tricky to
configure and set up. It also illustrates why I don't like using
packages, like rpm, deb, or whatever else is out there. There are
some things, like suexec where the configuration is compiled into the
binary, rather than being in a config file someplace. So if you use a
binary that you did not compile yourself, you may also need to accept the
same "world view" as the person who compiled it. So for things like
apache, sendmail, samba, etc. I prefer to just get the source,
configure it myself, and compile it. I find that I have less trouble
doing it that way and learn a little be more in the process.

Just my 2 cents. I'm glad that you got it working.

Steve


On Fri, Sep 01, 2000 at 01:29:50PM -0500, Andrew Peck wrote:
> Well I'll be... mine was the same thing...  I renamed the suexec and restarted
> and not a bit of trouble.  I would just like to thank everone that helped me
> with this problem.
> 
> --Andrew J Peck
> 
> > 
> > On Thu, 31 Aug 2000, you wrote:
> > As Clint said, it could be your script. You can try running it on the
> > command line to see the output, and if it is printing "Content-Type:
> > text/html" followed by two newlines.
> > 
> > I think I had mentioned this here, but I was getting the same error from my
> > CGIs, but it wasn't a problem with my scripts. This is mentioned in the
> > Apache FAQ at apache.org as also being a clue that you have a problem with
> > suexec. This was my problem, however I didn't know I had it installed and
> > dismissed the possibility. Check to see if you have it. My main problem
> > with suexec was that it was compiled with the option that web pages are
> > contained in ~/public_html, but I use .public_html, and it was confused.
> 
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