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Oct 23, 2008, 6:16 PM
matgos
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Oct 23, 2008, 6:16 PM
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cgi file in htm form not running on local IIS server
Hi all,

I have no problem running a cgi script from a form on web host where the ACTION attribute is written either full URL or relative path, example
<FORM METHOD=post ACTION="http://www.webname.com/cgi-bin/message.cgi"> or <FORM METHOD=post ACTION="../cgi-bin/message.cgi"> etc etc.

but having a problem running on locally installed IIS server on my PC. IIS works just fine and the page can be accessed at http://localhost/index.html

If the cgi is located in C:/InetPub/wwwroot/cgi-bin/message.cgi, what should be the address to be written after ACTION ?
I tried putting in ike this <FORM METHOD=post ACTION="C:/InetPub/wwwroot/cgi-bin/message.cgi"> but failed to run the message.cgi file.
Oct 23, 2008, 11:41 PM
Andy
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Oct 23, 2008, 11:41 PM
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Hi,

Sounds more like a configuration error.

Make a test file, at: C:/InetPub/wwwroot/cgi-bin/test.cgi

...and then try that with this code:

Code:
#!C:/perl.exe
# change the above line to your path to perl on your machine!

print "Content-Type: text/html \n\n";
print "FOO";

Then, try running from your browser. If that fails, try renaming it to test.pl, and trying again.

If that still fails, make sure perl is setup right on your system.

Hope that helps.

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Oct 24, 2008, 1:13 AM
matgos
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Oct 24, 2008, 1:13 AM
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if the perl file named test.pl is located in C such as C:/InetPub/wwwroot/cgi-bin/test.pl, what is the complete path or relative path to be typed in html tag

<FORM METHOD=post ACTION="???">
Oct 24, 2008, 1:14 AM
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Oct 24, 2008, 1:14 AM
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Hi,

It all depends on your server setup ;) Most liikely, http://localhost/cgi-bin/test.pl

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Oct 24, 2008, 8:23 AM
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Hi Andy,

after changing the script file to format .pl, it now works for me. thanks.
Oct 24, 2008, 9:37 AM
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Oct 24, 2008, 9:37 AM
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Hi,

Glad to hear it :)

If you want .cgi to work, you could just add this in your main httpd.conf file:

Code:
AddHandler cgi-script .cgi

This should let the .cgi extension work too Smile

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