Is there a way to configure apache under plesk to run CGI files outside the cgi-bin directory?
I added a ScriptAlias, but that didn't work.

Just uncomment the following lines in your httpd.conf file :

AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
AddHandler cgi-script .pl

That should do it. :)

Or if you have AllowOverride enabled you can add

Options +ExecCGI

in the .htaccess file in that directory

But is it not risky to allow CGI script execution everywhere?

Cheers
Balaji

There are instructions in PLESK.com FAQs.

Originally posted by MotleyFool

But is it not risky to allow CGI script execution everywhere?


I don't think so. If they can run from a particular directory like cgi-bin and do no harm, then why not some other directory?

The cgi-bin used to be the old style of allowing only one directory. Though it helped keep all the scripts in one directory :)

I tried the AllowOverride options being enabled and putting in Options +ExecCGI in the .htaccess file, but that didn't work.

AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
AddHandler cgi-script .pl

Above Addhandlers were enabled.

Maybe the problem is that I'm trying to call it for a web_user.

ww.domain.com/~webuser/cgi-bin/

Does it not work with web users?

It works with in any directory as long as I don't call it as a web_user.

Here's the relevant portion in httpd.conf for ~users:


#
# UserDir: The name of the directory which is appended onto a user's home
# directory if a ~user request is received.
#
<IfModule mod_userdir.c>
UserDir public_html
</IfModule>

#
# Control access to UserDir directories. The following is an example
# for a site where these directories are restricted to read-only.
#
#<Directory /home/*/public_html>
# AllowOverride FileInfo AuthConfig Limit
# Options MultiViews Indexes SymLinksIfOwnerMatch IncludesNoExec
# <Limit GET POST OPTIONS PROPFIND>
# Order allow,deny
# Allow from all
# </Limit>
# <LimitExcept GET POST OPTIONS PROPFIND>
# Order deny,allow
# Deny from all
# </LimitExcept>
#</Directory>

You need to have 'Allow scripting for web users' enabled. You'll find it under preferences for the domain.

Richard

I added:
<IfModule mod_userdir.c>
UserDir public_html
</IfModule>

But it still loads the files from the same directory.

Also 'Allow scripting for web users' is enabled.

It still giving me 500 error.