Apache httpd : Use CGI Scripts2023/11/17

	Use CGI (Common Gateway Interface) Scripts.
[1]	By default, CGI is allowed under the [/var/www/cgi-bin] directory. It's possible to use CGI Scripts to put under the directory. All files under it are processed as CGI.

# CGI is allowed under the directory

[root@www ~]#

grep -n "^ *ScriptAlias" /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

252: ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "/var/www/cgi-bin/"

# verify working to create test script
# any languages are OK for CGI scripts (example below is Python3)

[root@www ~]# cat > /var/www/cgi-bin/index.cgi <<'EOF'
#!/usr/bin/python3
print("Content-type: text/html\n")
print("CGI Script Test Page")
EOF

[root@www ~]#

chmod 755 /var/www/cgi-bin/index.cgi

[root@www ~]#

curl localhost/cgi-bin/index.cgi

CGI Script Test Page

[2]	If you'd like to allow CGI in other directories, configure like follows. For example, allow in [/var/www/html/cgi-enabled].

[root@www ~]#

vi /etc/httpd/conf.d/cgi-enabled.conf

# create new
# specify extension that are processed as CGI on [AddHandler cgi-script] line

<Directory "/var/www/html/cgi-enabled">
    Options +ExecCGI
    AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl .py .rb
</Directory>

[root@www ~]#

mkdir /var/www/html/cgi-enabled

[root@www ~]#

systemctl reload httpd

[3]	If SELinux is enabled and also enable CGI except default location like above, add rules like follows.

[root@www ~]#

semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_sys_script_exec_t /var/www/html/cgi-enabled

[root@www ~]#

restorecon /var/www/html/cgi-enabled

[4]	Create a CGI test page and access to it from any client computer with web browser.

[root@www ~]#

vi /var/www/html/cgi-enabled/index.cgi

#!/usr/bin/python3

print("Content-type: text/html\n")
print("<html>\n<body>")
print("<div style=\"width: 100%; font-size: 40px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;\">")
print("CGI Script Test Page")
print("</div>")
print("</body>\n</html>")

[root@www ~]#

chmod 755 /var/www/html/cgi-enabled/index.cgi

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