Major CGI-BIN configuration problems

Junior WebHelper Joined: 08 Feb 2002 Posts: 37

Hi,

I've just signed up for a hosting plan, here in Portugal, in a Apache web Server with Red Hat Linux as OS.
Honestly, I think I might have made a mistake: my space was configured, but nothing runs in CGI-BIN; every .pl or .cgi script that is called, either appears as text or the browser asks if we want to save it in the disk; if we call a script within CGI-BIN - from a webpage - it tell us that the "Method is not allowed" (error 405, I think ); as for the C/C++ compiled files ( no extension ), I didn't test them yet, but I have the feeling the problem will be the same.

Any clues? - I think the technical support doesn't know what's happening or what's doing...
Another thing: almost everything is chmoded 700 (CGI-BIN is chmoded 701 ) - I find it a bit unusual in a Linux OS.

This is urgent, so please give me an hand.

Kind regards,

Kepler

Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 2:25 pm (18 years, 3 months ago)

It sounds like they've definitely got something misconfigured. The fact that they don't know how to fix it is a bad sign. My advice is to get a refund and go somewhere else.

Junior WebHelper Joined: 08 Feb 2002 Posts: 37

That's the wisest thing I ever heard today. You're 100% right.

Kepler

Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 5:19 pm (9 years, 9 months ago)

hi, im just wondering how id go about securing the cgi-bin dir, as it stands right now if i go xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/cgi-bin/ ill see the complete contents, any way of disallowing access to this? seems kinda weird.
Huile