using python as cgi on apache unix

[Simon Callan]

In message <am6fm301477 at enews2.newsguy.com>
          <josh_py at sautez.com> wrote:

> All,
> 
> I have developed a python solution to run and connect to a mysql
> database. I did all my development under windows apache 1.3.26 and
> python 2.2.1.  I know want to move this to my unix server. 
> Unfortunately, no matter what I do I can not get apache on my linux
> box to execute any python scripts.  I get the following errors in
> apache:
> 
> Premature end of script headers: /var/www/html/cgi-bin/test.py

Check the access permissions on the file. On my setup, the file has to
have the "other" access permissions set to read and execute. Ie try
typing "chmod o+rx test.py", and trying again.

It took me some time to spot this problem, when I had it.

Simon