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In the CGI Directory text field, type
5.
execution begins.
(Unix only) In the CGI Nice text field, type
6.
program's priority relative to the server. Typically, the server is run with a nice value of
0 and the nice increment would be between 0 (the CGI program runs at same priority as
server) and 19 (the CGI program runs at much lower priority than server). While it is
possible to increase the priority of the CGI program above that of the server by
specifying a nice increment of -1, this is not recommended.
In the Chroot Directory text field, type
7.
begins.
Click OK.
8.
Save and apply your changes.
9.
Specifying CGI as a File Type
To specify CGI programs as a file type, perform the following steps:
From the Class Manager, choose the Programs tab.
1.
Click the CGI File Type page.
2.
The CGI as a File Type window appears.
From the Editing picker, choose the resource you want this change to apply to.
3.
Click the Yes radio button under Activate CGI as a File Type.
4.
Click OK.
5.
Save and apply your changes.
6.
The CGI files must have the file extensions
with those extensions are processed by your server as CGI files, causing errors.
Downloading Executable Files
If you're using
as a CGI file type, you cannot download
.exe
executables.
One solution to this problem is to compress the executable files that you want users
to be able to download, so that the extension is not
added benefit of making the download time shorter.
the directory to chdir to after chroot but before
an increment that determines the CGI
the directory to chroot to before execution
,
, or
.bat
.exe
.cgi
. This solution has the
.exe
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Extending Your Server With Programs
Installing CGI Programs
. Any non-CGI files
files as
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