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Install and Configure Apache in Ubuntu 14.04


Easy way to install and configure "Apache" server in Ubuntu 14.04


1.Install apache:
   
        sudo apt-get install apache2


2. In /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf :

               ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /var/cgi-bin/
               <Directory "/var/cgi-bin">
                        AllowOverride None
                        Options +ExecCGI -MultiViews +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch
                        Require all granted
                </Directory>


3. Create cgi-bin folder under /var :

sudo mkdir /var/cgi-bin


4. Place the script file under cgi-bin :

cp soucepath /var/cgi-bin/
      sudo chmod 755 yourfile.py                  (make script executable)


5. Execute the following commands:

ls -l /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/ | grep cgi
      ls -l /etc/apache2/mods-available/ | grep cgi
ln -s /etc/apache2/mods-available/cgid.load /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/
      ln -s /etc/apache2/mods-available/cgid.conf /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/
ls -l /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/ | grep cgi


6. Restart apache :

service apache2 restart


7. Run the file in browser :

localhost/cgi-bin/yourfile.py



Regards,

Gokul Karthik M
QA Engineer
gokul.hotspot@gmail.com

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