Mailing List Archive: Re: pass variables using #exec cgi

[REBOL] Re: pass variables using #exec cgi

From: gjones05::mail::orion::org at: 7-Feb-2001 19:11


Hi, Ryan,

Could be several problems. First, for Apache, you likely will need to change
the file's extension to .shtml.  This is the file extension that the server
intercepts in order to act on the commands.  If that doesn't fix the
problem, then depending on which directory the index.shtml file is in, you
may need to add the root path.
<!--#exec
cgi="cgi-bin/display-messages.cgi?messageType=news&messageID=none"-->
to
<!--#exec
cgi="/cgi-bin/display-messages.cgi?messageType=news&messageID=none"-->

If that doesn't fix it, then I would start assuming that the server has not
been set up to allow server side includes. In the httpd.conf file, uncomment
the following lines that begin with Add.
    # To use server-parsed HTML files
    #
    #AddType text/html .shtml
    #AddHandler server-parsed .shtml
to
    # To use server-parsed HTML files
    #
    AddType text/html .shtml
    AddHandler server-parsed .shtml
Then save the httpd.conf file, then start/restart Apache.

If that doesn't fix it, then there maybe some other configuration setting
that is not correct.  For example, if the directory has an .htaccess file,
the directives in that file will over-ride those in httpd.conf.

If you are using IIS, then forget almost everything you just read, delete
this email and look for other responses ;-)

I suspect the file extension may be all that you need to do.  Good luck.
--Scott