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Hi there.
I just wanted to execute a python script as a cgi but i failed.
I put it in the cgi-bin folder changed permission with "chmod 777"
and put in the file:

#! /usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: iso-8859-1 -*-

print "test"

something wrong with it?
Or is it simply not possible to get python to run?

I think phoenix doesn't allow programs to be run within the shell.

hm than why is there a cgi-bin?^^

For web apps?

Samppa wrote:I think phoenix doesn't allow programs to be run within the shell.

Then what exactly would you do with it?

Hm.
I could have sworn there was a problem with this on irc some time.

I believe Tim is taking about the general "running programs within the shell issue" and not "running programs out of cgi-bin via Webserver". Usually this folder is mainly used for perl scripts, first check if these are avaible. Maybe you can also checkout the apache/php configuration to see if it is even enabled at all. I mean, you might be still able to run your python script out of a php script.

@All, my experience tells me, that if you have a normal configuration of cgi-bin, and you can run perl scripts in cgi-bin, then you can most probably run python scripts and even c programs in there, note the 'shebang' points to perl?

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#!/bin/perl -w

That is precisely what tells you what program is going to be used to parse that cgi... if it is a python script then you only need to put the first line pointing to python, and put python codes on the rest of the lines

Just my 1c.

@slashfoo
have you tried this one?

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env python script.py
python: can't open file 'script.py'

Oh, I am sorry, I do not have a shell account, it was just a comment about 'former life' experience if you want to call it that.

Although, I thought you were speaking of somepythonprogram.cgi (since .cgi's are not necessarily perl scripts) and the parser of the script (if needed) is defined by the first line of the script (shebang or hashbang).

Check out these links.

This should work with any .cgi file with execution rights (chmod +x file.cgi), try it.
http://www.python.net/crew/davem/cgifaq ... 02.001.htp

This one explains how to put .py scripts to be executed with python
http://www.python.net/crew/davem/cgifaq ... 01.001.htp