[tavilach]

I know I shouldn't do this, but since the UNIX forum is so empty and I still need help with installing CGI, I'm going to link to my post in the UNIX forum:

http://forums.macnn.com/90/mac-os-x/299635/setting-up-and-using-cgi/

My current problem is that I don't have permission to view http://localhost/cgi-bin/.

If the post could just be moved to this forum and this one deleted, that'd be great. If not, I apologize for the rule violation.

[tavilach]

Anyone?

[Phil Sherry]

Open a Terminal window and do the following:

1. type: cd /Library/WebServer/CGI-Executables/
2. type: vim hello.pl
3. press i to enter insert mode
4. type: #!/usr/bin/perl
5. type: print"Content-type:text/html\n\n";
6. type: print "Hello Cleveland! \n";
7. press `esc` to exit insert mode
8. type :wq to write & quit
9. type: chmod 755 hello.pl
10. go to http://localhost/cgi-bin/hello.pl

If you don't get a 500 error, you'll see "Hello Cleveland!" and you'll be on your way to ruling the universe. If you do, then you need to configure your httpd.conf.

Oh, you don't "install CGI". You should probably do some homework as to what CGI stands for and how the basic process I talked you through actually works. Line #4 should give you a clue.

[besson3c]

Make sure your ScriptAlias is set to your CGI-Executables in your httpd.conf, and make sure you have executable permission on your Perl script.

You can also try executing the script through the command line by moving into your CGI-Executables directory and typing:

perl hello.pl (or whatever your script is called).

This way, you'll get more verbose output and a sense of what is wrong that you won't see rendered in your web browser.

Hope this helps!