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I am trying to run a cgi script using apache but when I input in the browser https://localhost/cgi-bin/(anything) it says "You don't have permission to access /cgi-bin/(anything) on this server. I have added 

ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /usr/lib/cgi-bin/ <Directory "/usr/lib/cgi-bin"> AllowOverride None Options +ExecCGI -MultiViews +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch Order allow,deny Allow from all </Directory>

And have also to my knowledge put the right permissions on the files. Is there anything else missing?

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  • Try +FollowSymLinks instead of +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch Commented Nov 15, 2015 at 9:51
  • @Froggiz It still seems to not work. Commented Nov 15, 2015 at 10:00
  • What does it say in the Apache error log when you try this? Commented Nov 15, 2015 at 10:04
  • @PaulHaldane I cant find my error log files. I think it may be due to the fact that when i netstat -a I cannot see the server being run. Is there a guide somewhere to help me through the setup? Commented Nov 15, 2015 at 10:12
  • Is files owner www-data or some other user? You can find with "ls -l" command. Also check "systemctl status apache2" Commented Jul 8, 2021 at 9:08

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You can find information on the official web site: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/howto/cgi.html

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