Also put the handler statement in the same directory AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl
so it looks like <Directory /what_ever_your_cgi_dir_is> Options +ExecCGI AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl </Directory> or what ever extension you are using for the cgi programs. On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 1:04 PM, Igor Cicimov <[email protected]> wrote: > Do you have this statement included in your conf file for the CGI > directory? > > <Directory /what_ever_your_cgi_dir_is> > Options +ExecCGI > </Directory> > > Cheers, > Igor > > > On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 12:57 PM, Matthew Pettis <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> Hi, >> Newbie here -- my Apache2 install is downloading the .pl script I have >> instead of executing it as a CGI. How do I make it work as a CGI? >> >> As a secondary note -- is there a really good resource to understand how >> the apache conf files work? I see the apache documentation, but am having >> trouble getting some documentation on the big picture, answering questions >> like how to read and understand the conf file, what the general format is, >> and what is meant when things have 'allow,deny', etc. in them? >> >> Thanks, >> Matt >> > >
