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My troubles with my new dedicated server are growing. Other than the problems mentioned in the general forum with CGIs being unable to execute (they work via telnet, but not via the web), I've found that my SSIs are not appearing and my password-protected directory will not let me in using ANY of three user/pass combos created!!! This is all using the Linux/Apache/Plesk combo at Catalog.com... I'm beginning to think that something is seriously wrong with the server config... (and that I'm not *near* savvy enough to run my first dedicated server, even with a "control panel").
Wm
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Hi Shooter,
definitely a config problem.
If linuxconf is installed on the server you can verify the default Apache config using it. You might want to make sure that "cgi" and "ssi" are enabled and that your alias for the "cgi-bin" is set up correctly. Also make sure that your cgi-bin is chmod 755 to allow you to execute scripts contained in it:
chmod 755 cgi-bin
For the password protected directory, all you have to do is add the users to the .htaccess file that you want to give access to.
To see the .htaccess file you have to use the following command to show hidden files:
ls -ails
And to edit it you can use pico or vi:
pico .htaccess
And then add the following to add a user to it:
require user username
Where username is any user you want to grant access to.
Here is a sample of a basic .htaccess file:
AuthType Basic
AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
AuthName "Enter At Your Own Risk!"
require user frank
require user john
Hope this helps.