this is what my log file says when any mention of script alias is in the httpd.conf
Invalid command 'ScriptAlias', perhaps mis-spelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration and the daemon won't start Thanks, Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "MaD dUCK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mike Millner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "debian users" <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 8:37 PM Subject: Re: apache and cgi-bin > also sprach Mike Millner (on Mon, 05 Mar 2001 08:35:17PM -0700): > > your saying every cgi script needs to have - out put "Content-type: > > text/html" and then an empty line > > yes, by definition, a CGI script *must* start by writing > > Content-type: text/html\r\n <or text/plain or whatever> > \r\n > <html><head><title>yadayadayada</..... > > this is to let the webserver know what content to serve. > > > The apache daemon wouldn't start with the scriptalias in the http.conf file > > and could you please clarify the statement below. I don't understand the > > "Options" of the directory > > here's an extract from my httpd.conf: > > ScriptAlias /cgi-pub/ "/home/apache/common/cgi-bin/" > <Directory "/home/apache/common/cgi-bin"> > Options ExecCGI > AllowOverride None > Order allow,deny > Allow from all > </Directory> > > read up on the Options clause at www.apache.org! > > martin > > [greetings from the heart of the sun]# echo [EMAIL PROTECTED]:1:[EMAIL > PROTECTED]@@@.net > -- > "if I can't dance, i don't want to be part of your revolution." > - emma goldman >