RE: [PHP] RE: running php as cgi script

Hi > 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." > add a ; to the end of the line above so it looks like this 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? What error messages are you getting, if any ?? Cheers Peter