Apache httpd : Use CGI Scripts2024/01/30

	Use CGI (Common Gateway Interface) Scripts.
[1]	By default, CGI is allowed under the [/usr/local/www/apache24/cgi-bin] directory. It's possible to use CGI Scripts to put under the directory. All files under it are processed as CGI.

root@www:~ #

vi /usr/local/etc/apache24/httpd.conf

<IfModule !mpm_prefork_module>
        # line 166 : uncomment below if httpd is running in except [prefork] mode
        LoadModule cgid_module libexec/apache24/mod_cgid.so
</IfModule>
<IfModule mpm_prefork_module>
        # line 169 : uncomment below if httpd is running in [prefork] mode
        #LoadModule cgi_module libexec/apache24/mod_cgi.so
</IfModule>

# line 367 : CGI is allowed under the directory

ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "/usr/local/www/apache24/cgi-bin/"

root@www:~ #

service apache24 reload

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

root@www:~ # cat > /usr/local/www/apache24/cgi-bin/index.cgi <<'EOF'
#!/usr/local/bin/perl
print "Content-type: text/html\n\n";
print "CGI Script Test Page\n";
EOF

root@www:~ #

chmod 755 /usr/local/www/apache24/cgi-bin/index.cgi

root@www:~ #

curl localhost/cgi-bin/index.cgi

CGI Script Test Page

[2]	If you like to allow CGI in other directories, configure like follows. For example, allow in [/usr/local/www/apache24/data/cgi-enabled].

root@www:~ #

vi /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/cgi-enabled.conf

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

<Directory "/usr/local/www/apache24/data/cgi-enabled">
    Options +ExecCGI
    AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl .py .rb
</Directory>

root@www:~ #

mkdir /usr/local/www/apache24/data/cgi-enabled

root@www:~ #

service apache24 reload

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

root@www:~ #

vi /usr/local/www/apache24/data/cgi-enabled/index.cgi

#!/usr/local/bin/perl

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

root@www:~ #

chmod 755 /usr/local/www/apache24/data/cgi-enabled/index.cgi

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