SSI Tags Virutal include showing code not output

[evans17]

Question

The script runs fine if you execute it directly from the browser's Address bar:

http://www.hillscapital.com/cgi-bin/random-text.pl

but by using the following command:
<!--#include virtual="/cgi-bin/random-text.pl"-->

it outputs the code from the Perl script, rather than the text from the webpage

Does anyone know how I can get this running?

 

[Rieekan]

For CGI scripts, I believe you want to use the EXEC SSI tag, not include. I could be mistaken though.

- Rieekan

 

[evans17]

I changed my virtual includes to exec cgi

Now i get error 267. Whats that I have no idea I can't find anything on this error.

 

[PaulTEG]

any text with error, try the webserver logs for more info, what webserver btw?

--Paul

Nancy Griffith - songstress extraordinaire,
and composer of the snipers anthem "From a distance ...

 

[evans17]

<!--#include virtual="cgi-bin/random-text.pl"-->
I changed to
<!--#exec cgi="cgi-bin/random-text.pl"--><br>
But looked up error 267 means invaild directory. (took a while to find error codes) and changed it to this.
<!--#exec cgi="/cgi-bin/random-text.pl"--><br>

Now everything runs happy again.

This is on IIS