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**bre** · 09-22-2004, 02:22 AM

Got two php scripts in a subdirectory in cgi-bin. First is a form. Second just displays the input field from the form. These work fine outside cgi-bin directory, but form variable is not passed when run in cgi-bin directory. Banging my head against wall on this. Scripts are below. Permissions are 755 for each script. Scripts don't work at all in cgi-bin unless first line is in script.

#!/usr/local/bin/php

So here's the code for 1st script which shows form.

Code:

#!/usr/local/bin/php
Content-type: text/html

<HTML><HEAD><TITLE> *** Put a title HERE ***</TITLE>

</HEAD>
<BODY BGCOLOR=white>
<form action="http://mysite.com/cgi-bin/ubb6/Members/show_regdate.php" method="post"> 
Enter reg date mm-dd-yyyy: <input type="text" name="regdate" value="" size=10>
<INPUT TYPE="SUBMIT" VALUE="Submit"> 
</form>
<?php
//comment
?>
</BODY>
</HTML>

I enter 09-26-2004 in box and it runs 2nd script

Code:

#!/usr/local/bin/php
Content-type: text/html

<HTML><HEAD><TITLE> *** Put a title HERE ***</TITLE>

</HEAD>
<BODY BGCOLOR=white>
<?php
$regdate = $_POST['regdate']; //add this line

echo "<p>-- Registration date is : $regdate --";
?>
</BODY>
</HTML

Output is: -- Registration date is : --

When I run this outside cgi-bin, I get this output: -- Registration date is : 09-26-2004 --

Any clues on why this won't work in cgi-bin?

**Kyrnt** · 09-22-2004, 05:42 PM

bre,

I can't exactly answer your question, but I will say that there is nothing wrong with your code. I reviewed it and it is fine. The fact that your code works outside the directory confirms that.

Don't some web servers treat files in cgi-bin differently? Could this be affecting the server's ability (or willingness) to submit it to the PHP scripting engine for processing?

**bre** · 09-24-2004, 03:04 PM

Yes they obviously do since script works outside. Don't know much about it though. I saw someplace that you need global registers (or something like that) set to on. My host tells me they're off. I am going to try to get them to set it for me. They won't do it with shared hosting but since i have a dedicated server plan with them, there shouldn't be any reason not to set it for me. We'll see if that works.

**PaulW** · 01-29-2011, 06:30 AM

cgi-bin is indeed a special directory. The simplest thing to do is move the scripts! Re REGISTER_GLOBALS, have a read of http://php.net/manual/en/security.globals.php before you decide you really want it ON.