Running cgi from the root of the web app (for bugzilla)

[liorza]

Hello all,
I am trying to configure tomcat to run bugzilla.

I followed the instruction needed in order to be able to run cgi scripts from tomcat.

http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-5.0-doc/cgi-howto.html

Also I made sure that cgi servlet mapping in the web.xml is uncommented.

Now I have installed bugzilla into c:\bugzilla and all the cgi files are located in root of the web app (c:\bugzilla). If I try to access
localhost:8080\bugzilla\lndex.cgi
then tomcat reads it as a text file.
I wanted to make sure that tomcat can deal with the cgi and perl so I have created a folder cgi-bin and placed a lior.cgi file in it.
If I access
localhost:8080\bugzilla\cgi-bin\lior.cgi
The file run ok and returns the desired output.

Here is parts from the my web.xml that refer to cgi:


<servlet>
<servlet-name>cgi</servlet-name>
<servlet-class>org.apache.catalina.servlets.CGIServlet</servlet-class>
<init-param>
<param-name>clientInputTimeout</param-name>
<param-value>100</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>debug</param-name>
<param-value>1</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>cgiPathPrefix</param-name>
<param-value>cgi-bin</param-value>
</init-param>
<load-on-startup>5</load-on-startup>
</servlet>

<!-- The mapping for the CGI Gateway servlet -->


<servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>cgi</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>/cgi-bin/*</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>

I have tried modifying cgiPathPrefix value to: null, * or ‘/’
So it will reference the cgi files in the root of the web app but did not work.

I have tried also to modify also the value for:
<url-pattern>/cgi-bin/*</url-pattern>
To be *, *.cgi
Still it was not working and also now I had issue with other web app that was running on that server (jsp pages).

I see that the issue here is that Tomcat has to look for cgi in other folder then the root folder. The question Is if there any thing I can do about it?

Is any one had this issue when running bugzilla on Tomacat?
Lior

 

[siberian]

I always use mod_jk and leave cgi handling to vanilla Apache up front as a reverse proxy.

That doesn't solve your problem but its an option if you can not get this resolved.

 

[ericbrunson]

If you read the description of mod_jk, you will find that Tomcat has expressly left out support for external CGI.

 

[liorza]

Thanks guys, I gave up and configured Bugzilla with IIS
Lior