CGI vs mod_python

[Victor Subervi]

Uuuuh. Thanks!
V

On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 10:45 AM, ssteinerX at gmail.com <ssteinerx at gmail.com>wrote:

> On Nov 9, 2009, at 10:41 AM, Victor Subervi wrote:
>
> On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 10:29 AM, ssteinerX at gmail.com <ssteinerx at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>>
>> On Nov 9, 2009, at 10:18 AM, Victor Subervi wrote:
>>
>>  Yes, obviously. But if CGI is enabled, it should work anyway, should it
>>> not?
>>>
>>
>> Depends on what "CGI is enabled" means.
>>
>> Usually, web servers are not set to just handle cgi scripts from anywhere,
>> but only from specific file system locations.  Otherwise, an an anonymous
>> upload could be executed as CGI and wreak havoc.
>>
>
> Of course, yes.
>
>>
>> And "it should work anyway, should it not" is already answered by "they're
>> having trouble getting my scripts to work."
>>
>
> They're having _all_sorts_of_trouble_ getting my scripts to work, not just
> this issue. These scripts worked fine on another server. I don't understand
> what the problems are, and I'm trying to parameterize.
>
>
> Gotcha.
>
> Do you have access to and have you given them the old httpd.conf?
>
> That could certainly give them some clues about what's different.
>
> Also, there is (on apache 2.x+ anyway) a whole directory tree full of
> included files that get sucked in as the configuration is getting built so
> that whole tree would give them everything they would need (if they know how
> to work from it which they should if they're running a "server farm").
>
> S
>
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