Running CGI in Browser

[MasterMindz]

Ok, I'm using Linux Mandrake 8.0 and I want to know how to execute a simple Hello World CGI/Perl script in my browser (I'm a newbie to Linux). I was able to execute the script successfully from the terminal, but it just shows the actual code (print functions and all) in my browser. What must I do to execute this in a browser?

Thanks!

 

[CTho9305]

what server? apache?

you need to do a "chmod +x foo.pl" or something so apache knows it's supposed to actually run the script, and not just serve up the source.

 

[MasterMindz]

I ran chmod 777 file.cgi, but it still won't execute the code in my browser.

 

[notfred]

CGI requires that a webserver be running. Start up apache, put the script in a directory for which CGI is allowed, and then point your browser at http://localhost/helloworld.cgi

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

Why does everyone think chmod 777 is the answer to every permissions problem? DON'T CHMOD 777!

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: BingBongWongFooey
Why does everyone think chmod 777 is the answer to every permissions problem? DON'T CHMOD 777!

Because they don't understand permissions.

 

[MonkeyK]

CGI is just an executable that returns an HTTP webpage. It does not execute in a browser, the browser only interprets what it is given by the CGI (a string of HTML).