Apache httpd : Use CGI Scripts

 [1]. By default, CGI is allowed under the [/var/www/cgi-bin] directory.

It's possible to use CGI Scripts to put under the directory. All files under it are processed as CGI.

# CGI is allowed under the directory

[root@www ~]# grep -n "^ *ScriptAlias" /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

250: ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "/var/www/cgi-bin/"

# verify working to create test script

# any languages are OK for CGI scripts (example below is Python3)

[root@www ~]# echo '#!/usr/bin/python3' > /var/www/cgi-bin/index.cgi

[root@www ~]# echo 'print("Content-type: text/html\n")' >> /var/www/cgi-bin/index.cgi

[root@www ~]# echo 'print("CGI Script Test Page")' >> /var/www/cgi-bin/index.cgi

[root@www ~]# chmod 755 /var/www/cgi-bin/index.cgi

[root@www ~]# curl localhost/cgi-bin/index.cgi

CGI Script Test Page

[2]. If you'd like to allow CGI in other directories, configure like follows.

For example, allow in [/var/www/html/cgi-enabled]. 

[root@www ~]# vi /etc/httpd/conf.d/cgi-enabled.conf

# create new

# specify extension that are processed as CGI on [AddHandler cgi-script] line

<Directory "/var/www/html/cgi-enabled">

    Options +ExecCGI

    AddHandler cgi-script .cgi

</Directory> 


[root@www ~]# mkdir /var/www/html/cgi-enabled

[root@www ~]# systemctl restart httpd

 

[3]. If SELinux is enabled and also enable CGI except default location like above, add rules like follows.

[root@www ~]# semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_sys_script_exec_t /var/www/html/cgi-enabled

[root@www ~]# restorecon /var/www/html/cgi-enabled


[4]. Create a CGI test page and access to it from any client computer with web browser.

[root@www ~]# vi /var/www/html/cgi-enabled/index.cgi

#!/usr/bin/python3


print("Content-type: text/html\n")

print("<html>\n<body>")

print("<div style=\"width: 100%; font-size: 40px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;\">")

print("CGI Script Test Page")

print("</div>")

print("</body>\n</html>")


[root@www ~]# chmod 755 /var/www/html/cgi-enabled/index.cgi

















 

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