Other files besides perl scripts in the cgi-bin

[Sash]

Does anyone know how to run files other than perl scripts inside the cgi-bin? It seems any file accessed from inside the cgi-bin is being executed as if it was a perl script. That causes problems for images and HTML files which don't need to be executed.

Thanks
Mike

[Website Rob]

The 'cgi-bin' is a protected, specific directory, designed only to run 'cgi - pl' scripts and associated info files; i.e., *.dat, *.txt, *.inc, etc. It was never designed for anything other than that, so; html, php, images, other type files, will not work.

If a 'cgi - pl' script calls or results to, an html file or needed images, they need to be accessed from 'document root' and the path = /images/image.gif or path = /file.html. This tells the script to 'jump out' of the 'cgi-bin' and start looking for the file from the beginning of 'document root' -- which is also where the Home Page for the site is, in case you were wondering.

[bmcpanel]

I believe this has to do with SUEXEC operating on the server. I may be wrong. If you turn off SUEXEC, I think that you will be able to put other NON-CGI files in the cgi-bin.

Again, I am not sure about SUEXEC causing this, but it seems like I first noticed this same cgi-bin behavior after installing SUEXEC last year.

[Website Rob]

suexec is related to how 'cgi-bin' works, but we all know (or should) that running a Server without suexec, is like a day without Sunshine -- the security holes would be so wide & deep, it would be a dark day indeed.

[Sash]

Thats kind of what I thought, thanks everyone.

Mike