I'm using wamp on MS-Windows 7, and inside www folder I created cgi-bin folder and put some files in it. When I go to Chrome I enter localhost/cgi-bin and it responds
The requested URL /cgi-bin/ was not found on this server.
There are other folders in www and it can access them ok. There's even cgi-bin.old which it accesses.
Do browsers block people (and me) from gaining access to cgi-bin folders?
I can't recall exactly where it is, but apache blocks http and https access to the folder named cgi-bin, if you rename it you'll have access instantly.
In your hosts file, apache config or somewhere similar, perhaps your cgi library folder! (I can't quite remember...) actually... Just run a scan for any part of this to find it:
ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /usr/lib/cgi-bin/
<Directory "/usr/lib/cgi-bin">
And then change the settings:
ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /usr/lib/cgi-bin/
<Directory "/usr/lib/cgi-bin">
AllowOverride None
Options ExecCGI -MultiViews +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>
Then restart the apache service. You should be able to browse into that folder. I had to do this for a project once and found that setting up a simple symbolic link solved the issue.
Also, as a side note, this question was best aimed at the LAMP category ;) Either way I hope it sheds some light onto your situation!
Michael
Did you manage to get it sorted Ancient? Thanks for the rep mate,
Michael
Using this method, my localhost is not not working. And to start it working again, I need to delete the created cgi-bin directory in apache.
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