SSI Problems - executing a cgi script via ssi
I am trying to add a server side include into my web pages the executes a cgi script. The cgi script is designed to display to display a customers current shopping cart total and links to the checkout. I know that the cgi script is running properly because when it is called in the browser directly it works and displays the correct information.
The problem is that when the cgi script is called through ssi, it will only display "[an error occurred while processing this directive] " My server does accept ssi because I'm already uiing it on other pages, just not to execute a cgi script.
Any help please,
Brian
LotionBarn.com
Anonymous posted this at 18:56 — 16th September 1999.
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Please give me/us the following info:
- Current SSI tag you are using
- Full path to the shtml file
- Full path to the CGI file
Possible problem: Incorrect SSI tag.
Solution: use the exec tag, which looks like this:
<!--#exec cgi="/cgi-bin/yourscript.cgi"-->
neill posted this at 20:03 — 16th September 1999.
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Thanks for the help.
I was using the exec tag, but I was not getting the ssi tag directed correctly. I had it directed using the full path, which all it needed was <!--#exec cgi="/cgi-bin/cgiscript.cgi"-->. I had tried countless directions, but finally got it.
Thanks for the help,
Brian
LotionBarn.com
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