perl scripts and directories
- Thread starter karavite
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In the Apache httpd.conf file change the line that reads:
AllowOverride None
to
AllowOverride Options
Then, in the directory where you want to allow CGI execution create a file named .htaccess that contains this line:
Options +ExecCGI
You'll also need to make sure there's a line in httpd.conf like this:
AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl
You can instead set Options for directories in the httpd.conf file but the .htaccess method is more modular. The details of all this are posted here.
AllowOverride None
to
AllowOverride Options
Then, in the directory where you want to allow CGI execution create a file named .htaccess that contains this line:
Options +ExecCGI
You'll also need to make sure there's a line in httpd.conf like this:
AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl
You can instead set Options for directories in the httpd.conf file but the .htaccess method is more modular. The details of all this are posted here.
karavite
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Thanks and sorry - I should have been more clear. I was wondering how you would do this for just a plain old perl script that runs "locally" - you know, from the users ~/bin directory. I'm learning perl and for my own learning purposes I am writing a script to edit my .xinitrc file and switch window managers used by XDarwin. I doubt anyone else would want to use this (it's probably just as quick to edit the file manually!), but I was wondering how I could make it more generic - run for anyone who put it in their ~/bin directory.
For example - this works:
open (XINIT, '/Users/dean/.xinitrctest') || die ("Could not open ~/.xinitrctest");
but this:
open (XINIT, '~/.xinitrctest') || die ("Could not open ~/.xinitrctest");
causes this:
[localhost:~] dean% wmpik.pl
Could not open ~/.xinitrctest at /Users/dean/bin/wmpik.pl line 33.
[localhost:~] dean%
I'll save your post for when I get into the whole cgi thing (soon I hope), but for now I am just having fun manipulating text on my own files. Thanks!
Thanks and sorry - I should have been more clear. I was wondering how you would do this for just a plain old perl script that runs "locally" - you know, from the users ~/bin directory. I'm learning perl and for my own learning purposes I am writing a script to edit my .xinitrc file and switch window managers used by XDarwin. I doubt anyone else would want to use this (it's probably just as quick to edit the file manually!), but I was wondering how I could make it more generic - run for anyone who put it in their ~/bin directory.
For example - this works:
open (XINIT, '/Users/dean/.xinitrctest') || die ("Could not open ~/.xinitrctest");
but this:
open (XINIT, '~/.xinitrctest') || die ("Could not open ~/.xinitrctest");
causes this:
[localhost:~] dean% wmpik.pl
Could not open ~/.xinitrctest at /Users/dean/bin/wmpik.pl line 33.
[localhost:~] dean%
I'll save your post for when I get into the whole cgi thing (soon I hope), but for now I am just having fun manipulating text on my own files. Thanks!
Wow, I can't believe I misread the question so badly. Damn.
Yeah, using "$ENV{HOME}/.myscript" does the trick alright. I also like calling scripts in perl like so and capturing the standard output:
@output = `$ENV{HOME}/.myscript`
(notice the use of back-ticks, not apostrophes).
Yeah, using "$ENV{HOME}/.myscript" does the trick alright. I also like calling scripts in perl like so and capturing the standard output:
@output = `$ENV{HOME}/.myscript`
(notice the use of back-ticks, not apostrophes).