[ILUG] php as cgi & bang path

[Colm MacCárthaigh]

On Tue, Feb 05, 2002 at 09:49:05PM +0000, Gavin McCullagh wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I wonder could I get some help.  I have php running as a cgi (don't ask).

It's common enough, makes sense sometimes, especially with suexec, or
if you need an extra bloated php with stuff like gd that you dont
want in a mod_php that has to be that little bit extra fast

> For whatever reason unless I put 
> 
> #!/path_to_php_binary
> 
> at the top of each script, nothing will work ("Internal Server 
> Error").  This would be fine 


how is an internal server error fine ? is the file extension properly
added as a cgi, as in

AddHandler cgi-script [previous contents, .cgi .. etc] .php

also worth doing

DirectoryIndex [previous contents, .html .. etc] index.php

or whataver extension you use, does the script have execute permissions, and readable 
and stuff ? does it work from cmdline ?

> except
> that PHP echoes this path onto the webpage.  

an old problem with some of php3 and some of php4, fixed with the 
latest php binaries, at least for us :) it also happens if mod_php
runs the scripts, that could be it too, above will fix it.

unless this is happening because apache thinks it's plaintext, 
see above

> How can I 
> 
> a) remove the path?  I'm guessing it's something configured wrong in
> apache.

could be that up there :)

> 
> or 
> 
> b) get it not to echo it

same again :)

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