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How do I allow CGI's to execute in any directory?

First, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the configuration files for your web server which is based on Apache 1.2.6 software. An excellent on-line resource can be found at the following URL:

To allow CGI's to execut in any directory on your web server do the following:

  1. Uncomment out the following "AddType" directive in the srm.conf file:
    AddType application/x-httpd-cgi .cgi

    You may want to add a Type for perl scripts:
    AddType application/x-httpd-cgi .pl

  2. Add an ExecCGI option to the Options for your Root Document declaration in the access.conf file:
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks ExecCGI

  3. Restart your web server:
         % restart_apache