CGI Configuration on Apache

There are 3 ways to use CGI.

  • First Way
    When we install Apache server, then /usr/lib/cgi-bin folder is automatically created. You can place c++ files in that folder and execute them on browser(localhost/cgi-bin/example).
  • Second Way
    You can also configure /var/www/cgi-bin for CGI programming.
  • Third Way
    You can also configure cgi-bin in home directory as /public_html/cgi-bin.

According to me 3rd way is best as its in home directory and we don’t have to use sudo while compiling or creating any file.

Steps to configure cgi-bin in public_html and public_html. Run following commands in terminal

  1. $ sudo a2enmod cgi
  2. $ sudo a2enmod cgid
  3. $ sudo a2enmod userdir
  4. $ sudo service apache2 restart
  5. $ mkdir ~/public_html
  6. $ cd ~/public_html
  7. $ mkdir cgi-bin
  8. $ cd /etc/apache2
  9. $ sudo vim sites-available/default
  10. Add following text in file:
     ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /home/*/public_html/cgi-bin/
     <Directory "/home/*/public_html/cgi-bin">
             AllowOverride None
             Options +ExecCGI -MultiViews +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch
             SetHandler cgi-script
             Order allow,deny
             Allow from all
     </Directory>
    
  11. $ sudo service apache2 restart

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