[mapserver-users] request help configuring php mapscript as cgi within apache redhat 7.3

[Thomas Haechler]

hi,

this looks different from what I posted at
http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/wilma/mapserver-users/0208/msg00487.html

but anyway, you create a link from  /var/www/html/mapscript/cgi/php  to
usr/bin/ where your php executable lies.
Shouldn't the executable be in /path/to/apache/cgi-bin/ ?

Or, at least, ln -s /usr/bin/php /path/to/apache/cgi-bin/php ?
 

hth,

thomy


David Armstrong wrote:
> 
> Help!
> could someone please cast an eye over my attempted setup configuring for
> mapscript
> i have followed the notes on the Wiki regarding setting up but to no avail.
> 
> all help and guidance appriciated
> 
> Thanks
> Richard Armstrong
> 
> Using:
> Redhat 7.3
> PHP 4.1.2
> 
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> 
> Original part in the httpd.conf:
> 
>     <IfModule mod_php4.c>
>         AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .php4 .php3
>         AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps
>     </IfModule>
> 
> Revised section:
> 
>     ## removed .phtml
>     <IfModule mod_php4.c>
>         AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .php4 .php3
>         AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps
>     </IfModule>
> 
>     Action phtml-script /cgi/php
>     AddHandler phtml-script .phtml
> 
>     <Directory /var/www/html/mapscript/cgi>
>         Options ExecCGI FollowSymLinks
>     </Directory>
> 
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> 
> set up the cgi folder and permissions in /var/www/html/mapscript set as:
> 
> mkdir cgi
> chgrp apache ./cgi (some distributions call the 'apache' group 'nobody')
> chmod 750 ./cgi
> 
> created the link:
> 
> ln -s /usr/bin/php /var/www/html/mapscript/cgi/php
> 
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> 
> the php exectuable is in /usr/bin/php
> using a test.phtml in /var/www/html/mapscript/ still gives 404 error like:
> 
> The requested URL /cgi-bin/php/cgi/php/mapscript/test.phtml was not
> found on this server.
> or
> The requested URL /cgi-bin/php/mapscript/test.phtml was not found on
> this server.

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THOMAS HAECHLER

Geographic Information Systems Division
Institute of Geography
University of Zurich
Switzerland

thomas.haechler at geo.unizh.ch