Re: running php as cgi script

Joseph, I think he's trying to run the script from the shell--in which case it looks okay to me (besides perhaps a terminating semicolon on the last line) Marco -- ------------ php|architect - The magazine for PHP Professionals The first monthly worldwide magazine dedicated to PHP programmers Check us out on the web at http://www.phparch.com On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 23:12, bahwi wrote: > That is in no way a correct php program. What error are you getting on > the page? Or are you seeing the source? If you are seeing the source > when you try to view the script it is a problem on their end(they may > want them named as .cgi instead of .php, although rare now, this might > be how they are doing it). > > --Joseph Guhlin > http://www.bahwi.cc/ > Web Developer / Unix Consultant > > > Scott wrote: > > >I'm trying to run a simple test php script as a cgi script on my ISP's server > >and haven't been able to get it to work, although according them it is > >possible. > > > >I have an example from a book which gives the following steps: > > > >1. Put the script in the cgi-bin > >2. run chmod 755 > >3. include "#!/usr/bin/php" at the top. (I have checked that this is the > >correct location of php on the server) > > > >The test script they give looks like this: > > > >#!/usr/bin/php > > > >echo "This is a small CGI program." > > > >Doesn't look like the usual php syntax to me, but I guess this is different. > >Anyway I've tried it a bunch of different ways and it hasn't worked and I > >haven't been able to find much on the subject from Google. > >Can someone tell me where I'm going wrong? > > > >Thanks, > >SW > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >