Simple python web server doesn't execute CGI scripts
I set up a python web server by opening a terminal in a directory and doing
python -m CGIHTTPServer
There is a CGI script in the directory but when I type into the browser
localhost:8000/script.cgi
The CGI script is not executed but is downloaded instead. I chmod'ed the script to 755 but still the same.
What am I doing wrong?
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I set up a python web server by opening a terminal in a directory and doing
python -m CGIHTTPServer
There is a CGI script in the directory but when I type into the browser
localhost:8000/script.cgi
The CGI script is not executed but is downloaded instead. I chmod'ed the script to 755 but still the same.
What am I doing wrong?
permissions python
edited 2 hours ago
Rui F Ribeiro
41.5k1483140
asked Oct 4 '12 at 11:46
MinaHanyMinaHany
3102410
add a comment |
I set up a python web server by opening a terminal in a directory and doing
python -m CGIHTTPServer
There is a CGI script in the directory but when I type into the browser
localhost:8000/script.cgi
The CGI script is not executed but is downloaded instead. I chmod'ed the script to 755 but still the same.
What am I doing wrong?
permissions python
edited 2 hours ago
Rui F Ribeiro
41.5k1483140
asked Oct 4 '12 at 11:46
MinaHanyMinaHany
3102410
I set up a python web server by opening a terminal in a directory and doing
python -m CGIHTTPServer
There is a CGI script in the directory but when I type into the browser
localhost:8000/script.cgi
The CGI script is not executed but is downloaded instead. I chmod'ed the script to 755 but still the same.
What am I doing wrong?
permissions python
permissions python
edited 2 hours ago
Rui F Ribeiro
41.5k1483140
asked Oct 4 '12 at 11:46
MinaHanyMinaHany
3102410
edited 2 hours ago
Rui F Ribeiro
41.5k1483140
asked Oct 4 '12 at 11:46
MinaHanyMinaHany
3102410
edited 2 hours ago
Rui F Ribeiro
41.5k1483140
edited 2 hours ago
Rui F Ribeiro
41.5k1483140
edited 2 hours ago
Rui F Ribeiro
41.5k1483140
41.5k1483140
asked Oct 4 '12 at 11:46
MinaHanyMinaHany
3102410
asked Oct 4 '12 at 11:46
MinaHanyMinaHany
3102410
asked Oct 4 '12 at 11:46
MinaHanyMinaHany
3102410
3102410
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From its documentation:
The class will however, run the CGI script, instead of serving it as a file, if it guesses it to be a CGI script. Only directory-based CGI are used — the other common server configuration is to treat special extensions as denoting CGI scripts.
The
do_GET()anddo_HEAD()functions are modified to run CGI scripts and serve the output, instead of serving files, if the request leads to somewhere below thecgi_directoriespath. [...]
cgi_directories:
This defaults to['/cgi-bin', '/htbin']and describes directories to treat as containing CGI scripts.
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From its documentation:
The class will however, run the CGI script, instead of serving it as a file, if it guesses it to be a CGI script. Only directory-based CGI are used — the other common server configuration is to treat special extensions as denoting CGI scripts.
The
do_GET()anddo_HEAD()functions are modified to run CGI scripts and serve the output, instead of serving files, if the request leads to somewhere below thecgi_directoriespath. [...]
cgi_directories:
This defaults to['/cgi-bin', '/htbin']and describes directories to treat as containing CGI scripts.
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From its documentation:
The class will however, run the CGI script, instead of serving it as a file, if it guesses it to be a CGI script. Only directory-based CGI are used — the other common server configuration is to treat special extensions as denoting CGI scripts.
The
do_GET()anddo_HEAD()functions are modified to run CGI scripts and serve the output, instead of serving files, if the request leads to somewhere below thecgi_directoriespath. [...]
cgi_directories:
This defaults to['/cgi-bin', '/htbin']and describes directories to treat as containing CGI scripts.
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From its documentation:
The class will however, run the CGI script, instead of serving it as a file, if it guesses it to be a CGI script. Only directory-based CGI are used — the other common server configuration is to treat special extensions as denoting CGI scripts.
The
do_GET()anddo_HEAD()functions are modified to run CGI scripts and serve the output, instead of serving files, if the request leads to somewhere below thecgi_directoriespath. [...]
cgi_directories:
This defaults to['/cgi-bin', '/htbin']and describes directories to treat as containing CGI scripts.
answered Oct 4 '12 at 11:51
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From its documentation:
The class will however, run the CGI script, instead of serving it as a file, if it guesses it to be a CGI script. Only directory-based CGI are used — the other common server configuration is to treat special extensions as denoting CGI scripts.
The
do_GET()anddo_HEAD()functions are modified to run CGI scripts and serve the output, instead of serving files, if the request leads to somewhere below thecgi_directoriespath. [...]
cgi_directories:
This defaults to['/cgi-bin', '/htbin']and describes directories to treat as containing CGI scripts.
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