Re: Re: Generic questions about apache configuration

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On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 7:51 AM, Valerio Pachera <sirio81@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/howto/cgi.html

> To allow CGI program execution for any file ending in .cgi in users'
> directories, you can use the following configuration.
>
> <Directory /home/*/public_html>
> Options +ExecCGI
> AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
> </Directory>
>
> If you wish designate a cgi-bin subdirectory of a user's directory
> where everything will be treated as a CGI program, you can use the
> following.
>
> <Directory /home/*/public_html/cgi-bin>
> Options ExecCGI
> SetHandler cgi-script
> </Directory>
> -----------------
>
> Why in the second case "SetHandleer" is used instead of "Addhandler" ?

Because the second option already has a cgi-bin/ subdirectory on the
URL -- so everyhting should be treated as CGI not just certain files.

> And why "execCGI" does not have the "+" in front?

It's clearing all the other options.

-- 
Eric Covener
covener@xxxxxxxxx

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