Don't put your php scripts in your cgi-bin directory. Your apache server is trying to execute them as cgi rather than interpreting them as php because of the ScriptAlias directive pointing at your cgi-bin directory, which takes precidence over everything else. Regards Aaron On Tue, Sep 03, 2002 at 11:58:44AM -0400, Mark Rew wrote: > List, > > I'm getting an internal apache error when I use my lynx browser to test my > .php script referencing it via the url: > lynx http://17158-accl.nws.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/experimental.php > > The error is: > "[Tue Sep 3 08:37:01 2002] [error] (13)Permission denied: exec of > /var/www/cgi-bin/experimental.php failed > [Tue Sep 3 08:37:01 2002] [error] [client 140.90.24.51] Premature end of > script headers: /var/www/cgi-bin/experimental.php" > > The script appears to work if I execute it from the command line with: > php experimental.php > > I think the problem is in my httpd.conf file. Do I need the lines: > > "<FilesMatch "\.php(\..+)?$"> > SetOutputFilter PHP > </FilesMatch> " > > Currently I have my httpd.conf with the following lines uncommented for > triggering php. > > "# from httpd.conf > <IfDefine HAVE_PHP> > LoadModule php_module modules/mod_php.so > </IfDefine> > <IfDefine HAVE_PHP3> > LoadModule php3_module modules/libphp3.so > </IfDefine> > <IfDefine HAVE_PHP4> > LoadModule php4_module modules/libphp4.so > </IfDefine> > > <IfModule mod_dir.c> > DirectoryIndex index.html index.htm index.shtml index.php index.php4 > index.php3 index.phtml index.cgi > </IfModule> > > <IfModule mod_php4.c> > AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .php4 .php3 .phtml > AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps > </IfModule> > <IfModule mod_php3.c> > AddType application/x-httpd-php3 .php3 > AddType application/x-httpd-php3-source .phps > </IfModule> > <IfModule mod_php.c> > AddType application/x-httpd-php .phtml > </IfModule> > > AddHandler cgi-script .cgi > AddHandler cgi-script .pl > AddHandler cgi-script .php > > ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "/var/www/cgi-bin/"" > > What am I missing here? > > thanks > > ps: Thanks for the suggestion to change my /etc/sysconfig/network file. Now > my hostname command is showing the correct information for ythe host name and > domain name. > > Mark Rew > e-mail: mark.rew at noaa.gov > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- +----------------------------------------------------------+ / |\ _,,,---,,_ /| / /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ / | / |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' / | / '---''(_/--' `-'\_) / | +----------------------------------------------------------+ | | Aaron Howell Kitten Internet | | | aaron at kitten.net.au Internet consultancy, | | | Phone: +61-417-625550 System administration, | | | fax: +61-7-36010099 system design/integration. | | | icq: 6715521 http://www.kitten.net.au | | | | | | | + | | / | | / | | / | |/ +----------------------------------------------------------+