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Re: [mv] cgi-bin not wanted
Not trying to get too crazy on web server configuration on this list, but
there are directives in Apache to allow CGIs (ALLOW) to be executed from
any directory, and only if they have an 'x' bit set. (XBITHACK). It is
very, very easy to do and does not require any redirects.
At 12:52 PM 10/4/1999 , you wrote:
>****** message to minivend-users from Loy Ellen Gross <design@iinc.com>
******
>
>On Mon, 4 Oct 1999 jojo@buchonline.net wrote:
>
>>****** message to minivend-users from jojo@buchonline.net ******
>><HEAD>
>><META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="1;
URL=http://www.shop.com/cgi-bin/shopname/pagename.html">
>></HEAD>
>>
>>On 4 Oct, Alexei Yakimovich wrote:
>>> ****** message to minivend-users from Alexei Yakimovich
<alex@del.donetsk.ua> ******
>>>
>>> <html>
>>> <head>
>>> <script language="JavaScript">
>>> function Redirect()
>>> {
>>> document.location.href="http://www.shop.com/cgi-bin/shopname";
>>> }
>>> </script>
>>> </head>
>>> <body OnLoad="Redirect();">
>>> </body>
>>> </html>
>
>Either of those methods will redirect from the home page to a cgi-bin;
>although neither of them will work on ALL my browsers (I can disallow
>javascript and redirects in Opera). A server side redirect is a
>failproof solution. In Apache, accomplished by setting an .htaccess
>file with a permanent redirect like so:
>
>RedirectMatch permanent /index.html$ http://www.shop.com/cgi-bin/catalog
>
>You can usually make your own .htaccess as long as your ISP has them
>enabled for you.
>
>But,
>
>If you really don't want the cgi-bin at all (which is what I thought I
>heard), then you'll want to do one of two things:
>
>Create a one or two letter subdirectory under your site's root
>directory, then set your ScriptAlias to that instead of cgi-bin. Your
>ISP may have to do this for you, but you end up without cgi-bin in the
>http path.
>
>You could also set your ScriptAlias to your site's root, but that gets
>scary if you've got any static pages, since you'll now have to feed
>everything through cgi, including static pages and any graphics. On
>the other hand, if it's a minivend-only site, that's all kinda done
>for you anyway, so I guess you could. Remember to set your minivend
>configuration files to point to your root instead of a cgi-bin
>directory. You'll still have the 'catalog' sitting on your url, but
>not the cgi-bin. Your ISP may have to set this up for you as well.
>
>Caveat: I use the redirect and one-letter methods when needed; the
>other has not been tested.
>
>Cheers, Loy
>
>--
>Loy Ellen Gross * Web Designer & Programmer * Xcalibur Internet
> Voice: 716-344-1114 * design@iinc.com * http://www.iinc.com
>
>
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