I have a fresh Debian installation (if that's not an
oxymoron), with Apache 2.2.x which I am migrating to after
using Ubuntu Saucy and Apache 2.4.x, and I'm pulling my hair
out about why http://dev.JonathansCorner.com/index.cgi (used
to serve the homepage) is giving a 403. An old, static http://dev.JonathansCorner.com/index.html is
working just fine, as well as other static pages within the
site.
What I had remembered to do was add mod_cgi:
root@ps306627:/etc/apache2/mods-enabled# ls *cgi*
cgi.load cgid.conf cgid.load proxy_scgi.load
And after a bit of searching, I confirmed that I needed
ExecCGI and AddHandler directives:
<Directory /home/cjsh/>
Options +ExecCGI Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
AllowOverride None
Order allow,deny
allow from all
</Directory>
I thought it might be that I hadn't explicitly said an
index.cgi could serve the DirectoryIndex, but I have:
DirectoryIndex index.cgi index.html
And furthermore, another CGI script at http://dev.JonathansCorner.com/sidebar_index.cgi is
behaving exactly like the homepage and gives a 403.
I've also restarted the server every time I made a chance I
wanted to test. I checked directory permissions; the static
content wouldn't be served if the Apache processes couldn't
access the static content, and I double-checked and have
confirmed that when I run the index.cgi from a shell as
nobody it gives the output I want without a Linux
permissions error.
What else can I give to let someone explain why I'm not
plugging in all the things I need to plug in to get
index.cgi to work the way it does executed from a shell as
nobody? Here is a concatenation of my apache2.conf and
000-default.conf (I deleted 000-default; the configuration
files are imported from an Apache 2). Still a little puzzled
at what's going wrong:
#
# Based upon the NCSA server configuration files originally by Rob McCool.
#
# This is the main Apache server configuration file. It contains the
# configuration directives that give the server its instructions.
# See http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/ for detailed information about
# the directives.
#
# Do NOT simply read the instructions in here without understanding
# what they do. They're here only as hints or reminders. If you are unsure
# consult the online docs. You have been warned.
#
# The configuration directives are grouped into three basic sections:
# 1. Directives that control the operation of the Apache server process as a
# whole (the 'global environment').
# 2. Directives that define the parameters of the 'main' or 'default' server,
# which responds to requests that aren't handled by a virtual host.
# These directives also provide default values for the settings
# of all virtual hosts.
# 3. Settings for virtual hosts, which allow Web requests to be sent to
# different IP addresses or hostnames and have them handled by the
# same Apache server process.
#
# Configuration and logfile names: If the filenames you specify for many
# of the server's control files begin with "/" (or "drive:/" for Win32), the
# server will use that explicit path. If the filenames do *not* begin
# with "/", the value of ServerRoot is prepended -- so "foo.log"
# with ServerRoot set to "/etc/apache2" will be interpreted by the
# server as "/etc/apache2/foo.log".
#
### Section 1: Global Environment
#
# The directives in this section affect the overall operation of Apache,
# such as the number of concurrent requests it can handle or where it
# can find its configuration files.
#
#
# ServerRoot: The top of the directory tree under which the server's
# configuration, error, and log files are kept.
#
# NOTE! If you intend to place this on an NFS (or otherwise network)
# mounted filesystem then please read the LockFile documentation (available
# at <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mpm_common.html#lockfile>);
# you will save yourself a lot of trouble.
#
# Do NOT add a slash at the end of the directory path.
#
#ServerRoot "/etc/apache2"
#
# The accept serialization lock file MUST BE STORED ON A LOCAL DISK.
#
LockFile ${APACHE_LOCK_DIR}/accept.lock
#
# PidFile: The file in which the server should record its process
# identification number when it starts.
# This needs to be set in /etc/apache2/envvars
#
PidFile ${APACHE_PID_FILE}
#
# Timeout: The number of seconds before receives and sends time out.
#
Timeout 300
#
# KeepAlive: Whether or not to allow persistent connections (more than
# one request per connection). Set to "Off" to deactivate.
#
KeepAlive On
#
# MaxKeepAliveRequests: The maximum number of requests to allow
# during a persistent connection. Set to 0 to allow an unlimited amount.
# We recommend you leave this number high, for maximum performance.
#
MaxKeepAliveRequests 100
#
# KeepAliveTimeout: Number of seconds to wait for the next request from the
# same client on the same connection.
#
KeepAliveTimeout 15
##
## Server-Pool Size Regulation (MPM specific)
##
# prefork MPM
# StartServers: number of server processes to start
# MinSpareServers: minimum number of server processes which are kept spare
# MaxSpareServers: maximum number of server processes which are kept spare
# MaxClients: maximum number of server processes allowed to start
# MaxRequestsPerChild: maximum number of requests a server process serves
<IfModule mpm_prefork_module>
StartServers 5
MinSpareServers 5
MaxSpareServers 10
MaxClients 150
MaxRequestsPerChild 0
</IfModule>
# worker MPM
# StartServers: initial number of server processes to start
# MaxClients: maximum number of simultaneous client connections
# MinSpareThreads: minimum number of worker threads which are kept spare
# MaxSpareThreads: maximum number of worker threads which are kept spare
# ThreadLimit: ThreadsPerChild can be changed to this maximum value during a
# graceful restart. ThreadLimit can only be changed by stopping
# and starting Apache.
# ThreadsPerChild: constant number of worker threads in each server process
# MaxRequestsPerChild: maximum number of requests a server process serves
<IfModule mpm_worker_module>
StartServers 2
MinSpareThreads 25
MaxSpareThreads 75
ThreadLimit 64
ThreadsPerChild 25
MaxClients 150
MaxRequestsPerChild 0
</IfModule>
# event MPM
# StartServers: initial number of server processes to start
# MaxClients: maximum number of simultaneous client connections
# MinSpareThreads: minimum number of worker threads which are kept spare
# MaxSpareThreads: maximum number of worker threads which are kept spare
# ThreadsPerChild: constant number of worker threads in each server process
# MaxRequestsPerChild: maximum number of requests a server process serves
<IfModule mpm_event_module>
StartServers 2
MaxClients 150
MinSpareThreads 25
MaxSpareThreads 75
ThreadLimit 64
ThreadsPerChild 25
MaxRequestsPerChild 0
</IfModule>
# These need to be set in /etc/apache2/envvars
User ${APACHE_RUN_USER}
Group ${APACHE_RUN_GROUP}
#
# AccessFileName: The name of the file to look for in each directory
# for additional configuration directives. See also the AllowOverride
# directive.
#
AccessFileName .htaccess
#
# The following lines prevent .htaccess and .htpasswd files from being
# viewed by Web clients.
#
<Files ~ "^\.ht">
Order allow,deny
Deny from all
Satisfy all
</Files>
#
# DefaultType is the default MIME type the server will use for a document
# if it cannot otherwise determine one, such as from filename extensions.
# If your server contains mostly text or HTML documents, "text/plain" is
# a good value. If most of your content is binary, such as applications
# or images, you may want to use "application/octet-stream" instead to
# keep browsers from trying to display binary files as though they are
# text.
#
DefaultType text/plain
#
# HostnameLookups: Log the names of clients or just their IP addresses
# e.g., www.apache.org (on) or 204.62.129.132 (off).
# The default is off because it'd be overall better for the net if people
# had to knowingly turn this feature on, since enabling it means that
# each client request will result in AT LEAST one lookup request to the
# nameserver.
#
HostnameLookups Off
# ErrorLog: The location of the error log file.
# If you do not specify an ErrorLog directive within a <VirtualHost>
# container, error messages relating to that virtual host will be
# logged here. If you *do* define an error logfile for a <VirtualHost>
# container, that host's errors will be logged there and not here.
#
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
#
# LogLevel: Control the number of messages logged to the error_log.
# Possible values include: debug, info, notice, warn, error, crit,
# alert, emerg.
#
LogLevel warn
# Include module configuration:
Include mods-enabled/*.load
Include mods-enabled/*.conf
# Include all the user configurations:
Include httpd.conf
# Include ports listing
Include ports.conf
# Include ports listing
Include ports.conf
#
# The following directives define some format nicknames for use with
# a CustomLog directive (see below).
# If you are behind a reverse proxy, you might want to change %h into %{X-Forwarded-For}i
#
LogFormat "%v:%p %h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %O \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\"" vhost_combined
LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %O \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\"" combined
LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %O" common
LogFormat "%{Referer}i -> %U" referer
LogFormat "%{User-agent}i" agent
# Include of directories ignores editors' and dpkg's backup files,
# see README.Debian for details.
# Include generic snippets of statements
Include conf.d/
# Include the virtual host configurations:
Include sites-enabled/
AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
# End apache2.conf; begin sites-enabled/000-default.conf:
#<VirtualHost *:80>
#ServerName media.pragmatometer.com
#ServerAlias media.ccachicago.pragmatometer.com
#DocumentRoot /home/cjsh/ccachicago/media
#<Directory "/home/cjsh/ccachicago/media/">
#Options Indexes MultiViews FollowSymLinks
#AllowOverride None
##Order deny,allow
##Deny from all
##Allow from 127.0.0.0/255.0.0.0 ::1/128
#</Directory>
#ServerAdmin CJSHayward@xxxxxxxxx
#</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin CJSHayward@xxxxxxxxx
ServerName default.jonathanscorner.com
DocumentRoot /home/cjsh/mirror
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://jonathanscorner.com$1 [R=301,L]
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin CJSHayward@xxxxxxxxx
ServerName jonathanscorner.com
ServerAlias dev.jonathanscorner.com
DocumentRoot /home/cjsh/mirror
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^[SANITIZED]$ / [R=301,L]
RewriteRule ^[SANITIZED]$ / [R=301,L]
<Directory />
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
</Directory>
<Directory /home/cjsh/>
Options +ExecCGI Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
AllowOverride None
Order allow,deny
allow from all
</Directory>
DirectoryIndex index.cgi index.html
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>
ErrorDocument 404 /missing.html
ErrorDocument 500 /servererror.html
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
# Possible values include: debug, info, notice, warn, error, crit,
# alert, emerg.
LogLevel warn
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
Alias /doc/ "/usr/share/doc/"
<Directory "/usr/share/doc/">
Options Indexes MultiViews FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
Allow from 127.0.0.0/255.0.0.0 ::1/128
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin CJSHayward@xxxxxxxxx
ServerName www.jonathanscorner.com
ServerAlias jonathonscorner.com www.jonathonscorner.com johnathanscorner.com www.johnathanscorner.com johnathonscorner.com www.johnathonscorner.com jonathanscorner.biz www.jonathanscorner.com jonathanscorner.org www.jonathanscorner.org jonathanscorner.info www.jonathanscorner.info jonathanscorner.net www.jonathanscorner.net
DocumentRoot /home/cjsh/mirror
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://jonathanscorner.com$1 [R=301,L]
</VirtualHost>
