Apache web server and CGI

**Jeffrey Froman** · Jul 18 '05, 01:36 PM

Re: Apache web server and CGI

Lad wrote:
[color=blue]
> How can I set up Apache web server to use Python for CGI processing( for
> file *.py). Thanks for help[/color]

A simple method would be to include the line:

AddHandler cgi-script .py

in your httpd.conf. This should work fine so long as your .py files start
with a proper invocation of the python interpreter (i.e.,
#!/usr/bin/python). You might also want to look at mod_python
(http://www.modpython.org/).

Jeffrey

**Peter van Kampen** · Jul 18 '05, 01:36 PM

Re: Apache web server and CGI

In article <81a41dd.040809 0447.7f27a092@p osting.google.c om>, Lad wrote:[color=blue]
> How can I set up Apache web server to use Python for CGI processing( for file *.py).
> Thanks for help
> Lad[/color]

I will assume you have cgi working in apache in cgi-bin. I will also assume
that you want to use it on *NIX. You didn't tell and I don't know how to do
it on windows ;-)

The simplest thing that should work is sth like this:

Create a file: test.py

---------------------------------------
#!/usr/bin/env python

print "Content-Type: text/html"
print
print """
<html>
<head>
<title></title>
</head>
<body>
Hello Lad!
</body>
</html>
"""
----------------------------------------

Now do:

chmod 755 test.py

And then go there with a browser:

lynx http:/localhost/cgi-bin/test.py

Hth,

PterK

--
Peter van Kampen
pterk -- at -- datatailors.com

**Lad** · Jul 18 '05, 01:38 PM

Re: Apache web server and CGI

Jeffrey Froman <jeffrey@I.slac k> wrote in message news:<10hf2ugjn gver5e@corp.sup ernews.com>...[color=blue]
> Lad wrote:
>[color=green]
> > How can I set up Apache web server to use Python for CGI processing( for
> > file *.py). Thanks for help[/color]
>
> A simple method would be to include the line:
>
> AddHandler cgi-script .py
>
> in your httpd.conf. This should work fine so long as your .py files start
> with a proper invocation of the python interpreter (i.e.,
> #!/usr/bin/python). You might also want to look at mod_python
> (http://www.modpython.org/).
>
> Jeffrey[/color]

Thank you Jeffrey and Peter for help.
I added AddHandler cgi-script .py to httpd.conf
I also tried to run the test script as Peter suggested but the Apache
says( in error log)

[Tue Aug 10 08:51:32 2004] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] (2)No such file
or directory: script not found or unable to stat: c:/program
files/apache group/apache/cgi-bintest.py

The name of script is test.py and is in cgi-bin (Apache subdirectory).

I tried to run the script from IE browser with the command

http://localhost/cgi-bin/test.py

but without success. I use XP home edition.

Apache runs without problem as I could check it by inserting

http://localhost/

BTW, how can I set up a different directory for cgi scripts? For
example I would like to have all my scripts in
C:\Scripts\MySc ripts

Thank you for help
LAd

**Peter van Kampen** · Jul 18 '05, 01:39 PM

Re: Apache web server and CGI

In article <81a41dd.040809 2306.264beed@po sting.google.co m>, Lad wrote:[color=blue]
> [Tue Aug 10 08:51:32 2004] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] (2)No such file
> or directory: script not found or unable to stat: c:/program
> files/apache group/apache/cgi-bintest.py
>
> The name of script is test.py and is in cgi-bin (Apache subdirectory).[/color]

In my experience cgi-bin is rarely just a subdir of apache's www-root. The
name cgi-bin is in itself not some magical name that 'turns CGI on'. You
have to configure it on your httpd.conf. Here's a relevant bit of mine:

#
# ScriptAlias: This controls which directories contain server scripts.
# ScriptAliases are essentially the same as Aliases, except that
# documents in the realname directory are treated as applications and
# run by the server when requested rather than as documents sent to the client.
# The same rules about trailing "/" apply to ScriptAlias directives as to
# Alias.
#
ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /usr/lib/cgi-bin/

#
# "/usr/lib/cgi-bin" could be changed to whatever your ScriptAliased
# CGI directory exists, if you have that configured.
#
<Directory /usr/lib/cgi-bin/>
AllowOverride None
Options ExecCGI
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>

Also just to be sure the first line of test.py should be sth like this on
windows:

#! c:\path\to\pyth on.exe
[color=blue]
> BTW, how can I set up a different directory for cgi scripts? For
> example I would like to have all my scripts in
> C:\Scripts\MySc ripts[/color]

This is probably clear by now...

Hth,

PterK

--
Peter van Kampen
pterk -- at -- datatailors.com

**Lad** · Jul 18 '05, 01:40 PM

Re: Apache web server and CGI

Peter van Kampen <news@woody.dat atailors.com> wrote in message news:<slrnchhcv 5.mtn.news@wood y.datatailors.c om>...[color=blue]
> In article <81a41dd.040809 2306.264beed@po sting.google.co m>, Lad wrote:[color=green]
> > [Tue Aug 10 08:51:32 2004] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] (2)No such file
> > or directory: script not found or unable to stat: c:/program
> > files/apache group/apache/cgi-bintest.py
> >
> > The name of script is test.py and is in cgi-bin (Apache subdirectory).[/color]
>
> In my experience cgi-bin is rarely just a subdir of apache's www-root. The
> name cgi-bin is in itself not some magical name that 'turns CGI on'. You
> have to configure it on your httpd.conf. Here's a relevant bit of mine:
>
> #
> # ScriptAlias: This controls which directories contain server scripts.
> # ScriptAliases are essentially the same as Aliases, except that
> # documents in the realname directory are treated as applications and
> # run by the server when requested rather than as documents sent to the client.
> # The same rules about trailing "/" apply to ScriptAlias directives as to
> # Alias.
> #
> ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /usr/lib/cgi-bin/
>
> #
> # "/usr/lib/cgi-bin" could be changed to whatever your ScriptAliased
> # CGI directory exists, if you have that configured.
> #
> <Directory /usr/lib/cgi-bin/>
> AllowOverride None
> Options ExecCGI
> Order allow,deny
> Allow from all
> </Directory>
>
> Also just to be sure the first line of test.py should be sth like this on
> windows:
>
> #! c:\path\to\pyth on.exe
>[color=green]
> > BTW, how can I set up a different directory for cgi scripts? For
> > example I would like to have all my scripts in
> > C:\Scripts\MySc ripts[/color]
>
> This is probably clear by now...
>
> Hth,
>
> PterK[/color]

Thanks Peter for help. Now I can run cgi scripts in default
c:/program files/apache group/apache/cgi-bin/
directory.
The problem was that there was not last "/"

But how can I forced the Apache to allowed to run scripts in a
different directory for example C:\Test\MyScrip ts\
Thanks for help
Lad

**Peter van Kampen** · Jul 18 '05, 01:42 PM

Re: Apache web server and CGI

In article <81a41dd.040810 1143.43fea836@p osting.google.c om>, Lad wrote:
[color=blue][color=green]
>>[/color][/color]
[color=blue][color=green]
>> <Directory /usr/lib/cgi-bin/>
>> AllowOverride None
>> Options ExecCGI
>> Order allow,deny
>> Allow from all
>> </Directory>[/color][/color]
[color=blue]
> Thanks Peter for help. Now I can run cgi scripts in default
> c:/program files/apache group/apache/cgi-bin/
> directory.
> The problem was that there was not last "/"
>
> But how can I forced the Apache to allowed to run scripts in a
> different directory for example C:\Test\MyScrip ts\[/color]

I would guess you have something like the above in your httpd.conf

ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ c:/program files/apache group/apache/cgi-bin/

<Directory c:/program files/apache group/apache/cgi-bin/>
AllowOverride None
Options ExecCGI
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>

Simply replace c:/program files/apache group/apache/cgi-bin/ with
C:\Test\MyScrip ts

Hth,

PterK

--
Peter van Kampen
pterk -- at -- datatailors.com

**Lad** · Jul 18 '05, 01:43 PM

Re: Apache web server and CGI

Peter van Kampen <news@woody.dat atailors.com> wrote in message news:<slrnchk87 5.p2u.news@wood y.datatailors.c om>...[color=blue]
> In article <81a41dd.040810 1143.43fea836@p osting.google.c om>, Lad wrote:
>[color=green][color=darkred]
> >>[/color][/color]
>[color=green][color=darkred]
> >> <Directory /usr/lib/cgi-bin/>
> >> AllowOverride None
> >> Options ExecCGI
> >> Order allow,deny
> >> Allow from all
> >> </Directory>[/color][/color]
>[color=green]
> > Thanks Peter for help. Now I can run cgi scripts in default
> > c:/program files/apache group/apache/cgi-bin/
> > directory.
> > The problem was that there was not last "/"
> >
> > But how can I forced the Apache to allowed to run scripts in a
> > different directory for example C:\Test\MyScrip ts\[/color]
>
> I would guess you have something like the above in your httpd.conf
>
> ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ c:/program files/apache group/apache/cgi-bin/
>
> <Directory c:/program files/apache group/apache/cgi-bin/>
> AllowOverride None
> Options ExecCGI
> Order allow,deny
> Allow from all
> </Directory>
>
> Simply replace c:/program files/apache group/apache/cgi-bin/ with
> C:\Test\MyScrip ts
>
> Hth,
>
> PterK[/color]

Peter, Thanks a lot. Now it works, but the scripts must be still
started as
http://localhost/cgi-bin/test2.py eventhough the scripts are not
/cgi-bin/ directory but in MyScripts directory. I think that Apache
maps MyScripts directory to /cgi-bin/ directory.
Thanks again for help
Lad

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