[REBOL] Re: Can't Open file for Read in CGI/Absolute file path
From: tim:johnsons-web at: 15-Apr-2002 8:33
* Petr Krenzelok <[petr--krenzelok--trz--cz]> [020415 01:50]:
> Tim Johnson wrote:
>
> >Hello All:
> >
> > I have a CGI program that evaluates the following:
> > print read/lines %/home/tim/.bashrc
> >
> > And I get the following error message:
> > Cannot open /home/tim/.bashrc
> >
> > Yet if I evaluate the same command from the
> > rebol console command line in the same directory
> > it works.
> >
> > i.e. : I have the same problem with *any* file that
> > is prepended with an absolute file path.
> >
> > Any input on this is appreciated.
> > Thanks!
> >
Hello Pekr:
> What about access rights? Your Apache is running in Nobody mode, maybe
> you set incorrect rights to your file so it is not visible to CGI
> script?
Same access rights as any other file I'm doing I/O with in CGI.
> You can also try to run your cgi script from your unix console -
> switch to the directory where your script resides and type its name and
> press enter - should work too ...
Works fine, had checked that too....
The problem as I see it is with *absolute* file paths. (In cgi mode)
Example: via .. for any number of levels (relative path) works too
in CGI.
I am beginning to suspect it is an apache config.
Thanks!
-tim-
> -pekr-
>
> --
> To unsubscribe from this list, please send an email to
> [rebol-request--rebol--com] with "unsubscribe" in the
> subject, without the quotes.
--
Tim Johnson <[tim--johnsons-web--com]>
http://www.alaska-internet-solutions.com
http://www.johnsons-web.com
