webserver errors

Fi_C**

website using php, mysql, apache
Whenever I try to write to files or read them I get an Internal Server error on Apache/1.3.24
Does this have anything to do with permissions on the server??
I don't really know anything about configuring permission on the server as the administrator usually sets up all that stuff...
I have to do it myself now though
Anyone know what the problem is??

Thanks

tom-thebox

Originally posted by Fi_C**
website using php, mysql, apache
Whenever I try to write to files or read them I get an Internal Server error on Apache/1.3.24
Does this have anything to do with permissions on the server??
I don't really know anything about configuring permission on the server as the administrator usually sets up all that stuff...
I have to do it myself now though
Anyone know what the problem is??

Thanks

Hello Fi_C

Are you editing the files as root ? Do NOT set permissions on any file that resides within your cgi-bin directory to 777 (rwxrwxrwx) --use 755 (rwxr-xr-x) instead.

Try chomoding them to 755 or somthing

TYPICAL PERMISSION SETTINGS:


Executed via the web by anyone: chmod 755 (rwxr-xr-x)

Executed only through the command line: 700 (rwx

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)

Library files: 644 (r-wr-wr-w)

World writable: 777 (rwxrwxrwx) -- this is not necessary on our servers and will only work on files that are placed outside of the cgi-bin directory.

[bash]chmod 755 l33t_code.php

Incorrect Path check this out too.. if you are using say perl
This is a very common problem, and is easily fixed. The first line of your program needs to be the correct path to where perl is installed on your server. the path for perl in most cases is.


#!usr/bin/perl

Regards

[CrimsonGhost]

Also find out what user your webserver is running as, usually nobody. If files have to be written to by scripts then they need the files to be chmod'd so that user 'nobody' can write to them. Or alternatively chown'd to 'nobody'. If you don't have admin access then you'll have to chmod 666 any files that your scripts need to write to.

"man chmod" and "man chown" at the command prompt to get a better understanding of them.

Hope you get it working.

mneylon

On all servers, this path is correct:


#!usr/bin/perl

It's not - it's very common, but not ALL servers are setup in the same way.

If you are getting an internal error and have checked the permissions you should have a look at the logfile if possible.

Ray Quinn

Do the files in cgi-bin directory need to be owned by 'www-data' (or whatever apache user) ?
Surely if they are owned by root (as they currently are on my server) and permissions are 755 it might cause problems ?
R

mneylon

Which cgi-bin? Your own or a central one?
They shouldn't be owned by root - nobody or the user whose site it is usually works without causing too much damage

tom-thebox

Originally posted by blacknight
It's not - it's very common, but not ALL servers are setup in the same way.

If you are getting an internal error and have checked the permissions you should have a look at the logfile if possible.

You will notice I referanced PERL, he did not even mention perl the path was an example.

Regards

mneylon

Tom have a look at your original post:

On all servers, this path is correct:


#!usr/bin/perl

You may have meant to say that it was a common location, but you didn't, which is why I posted what I did.

jd

Originally posted by Fi_C**
website using php, mysql, apache
Whenever I try to write to files or read them I get an Internal Server error on Apache/1.3.24
Does this have anything to do with permissions on the server??
I don't really know anything about configuring permission on the server as the administrator usually sets up all that stuff...
I have to do it myself now though
Anyone know what the problem is??

Thanks

What are the permissions of the directory you are trying to write to? I take it you are trying to get your script to write to a file?
jd

flamegrill

Originally posted by Fi_C**
website using php, mysql, apache
Whenever I try to write to files or read them I get an Internal Server error on Apache/1.3.24
Does this have anything to do with permissions on the server??
I don't really know anything about configuring permission on the server as the administrator usually sets up all that stuff...
I have to do it myself now though
Anyone know what the problem is??

Thanks

Find error_log, tail -f it view the page you are working on, see what its saying. Internal server errors with php are not very common, as typically php will just spit out the error on the page as apposed to apache actually doing. Me thinks it could be a configuration error of php with apache.

try this:

<?

phpinfo();

?>

in a test file, if that doesn't run then apache/php are not setup correctly.

let us know,

Paul

jd

Originally posted by jd
What are the permissions of the directory you are trying to write to? I take it you are trying to get your script to write to a file?
jd

One other thing-does the file already exist?
You may have to create it before you write to it..I had this erroronce..some time ago...

Fi_C**

thanks a lot ppl..;)
Everything is workin fine now!!
I set the right permissions and can read and write to file now no prob!!
However the inernal error actually had nothing to do with Apache and php config ... mysql server and apache were actually that problem.
This site is really wreckin my head it's just one problem after another --- oh well at least I'm learnin stuff I s'pose:rolleyes:
Thanks.

tom-thebox

Its the best way to learn. Hang in there.



Kindest Regards