Apache CGI & SSI

include does not work using cgi

[rtmd]

Hi all,

I want a standard header in all my layouts, so I use:
<!--#include file="myheader.htm"-->

When I load mylayout into my browser, the file myheader.htm is copied into mylayout. This works fine (so I guess my apache config settings are correct).

When I start a cgi script in my browser httpd://hp9000/testscript:
#!/bin/sh
echo Content-type: text/html
/mydir/myprog

then myprog displays mylayout. The include in mylayout doesn’t work. When I load mylayout directly in my browser (httpd://hp9000/mylayout.htm), the include works fine.

The difference is when I “get” mylayout the include is recognized and when I “put” mylayout (display inside a program called by a cgi script), the include is not recognized.

Anyone have any idea why the include doesn’t work when using a cgi script?
Thank you in advance for any help.
Rob

HP Unix 11i
Apache 1.3.19
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.10
Microfocus Server Express Cobol

[phranque]

welcome to WebmasterWorld [webmasterworld.com], rtmd!

you need apache 2.0 or higher and you can use the apache mod_include module [httpd.apache.org] to set up an output filter for SSI.

[rtmd]

Thank you! I will get into it.

[jdMorgan]

> you need apache 2.0 or higher...

Am I missing something in the details here? SSI works fine on my servers, and most of them are Apache 1.3x

Generally, adding

Options +Includes +ExecCGI
AddHandler server-parsed .htm

to .htaccess would suffice to get this working.

Jim

[phranque]

i could be wrong, or maybe you missed the cgi aspect of the question.

here is apache's view as of 1.3:
[httpd.apache.org...]

and under the "Filtering" header, they are clear about new features:
[httpd.apache.org...]

maybe 1.3 was "fixed" after the faq was written and after 2.0 was released, but that seems like a mighty change...

[jdMorgan]

Ah... No, I was confused as to what was included inside what in the OP.

Jim