subdomain config & cgi executions - newbie question

Does anyone have experience of configuration to do the following please?

I have completed my initial setup of an Apache 2.0.48 server with MySQL
3.23.49 and PHP4.3.4 on a Win2k server running ActivePerl-5.8.3.809. All
appears to be running well with my default domain site.

I wish to introduce and perform development of some subdomains. I have
successfully used a series of VirtualHost directives in my .httpd config to
point to these subdomains that I wish to now structure with their own
respective cgi-bin directories.

Looking at the Apache documentation it appears that I can use the Options
directive to explicitly serve the directory I wish to use for CGI or I can
use .htaccess files.

I think I prefer the Options directive but how do I ensure no conflicts to
my ScriptAlias directive for my c:/apache2/cgi-bin setting?

Suggestions/comment or sample config please? Is there a best in class
solution ?

Thanks in advance

Alan

Alan Powell <alan.powell@assured-design.com> wrote:
> I think I prefer the Options directive but how do I ensure no conflicts to
> my ScriptAlias directive for my c:/apache2/cgi-bin setting?

The ScriptAlias directive in the Virtual Host setting will
superseed the one for the 'global' server.

Davide

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Thanks for clarifying that Davide.

Is this how my httpd file should look please? ie Can I embed a <Directory>
into my virtual host section? It doesn't seem to work and I am puzzled now
......

<VirtualHost *>
ServerName subdomain.mydomain.loc
DocumentRoot "C:/Apache2/htdocs/websites/mydomain/subdomain"
ServerAlias subdomain.mydomain
ServerAdmin webmaster@subdomain.mydomain.loc
ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/
"C:/Apache2/htdocs/websites/mydomain/subdomain/cgi-bin/"

<Directory "C:/Apache2/htdocs/websites/mydomain/subdomain/cgi-bin">
AllowOverride None
Options +ExecCGI
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>

ErrorLog logs/mydomain/subdomain-error_log
CustomLog logs/mydomain/subdomain_log common
</VirtualHost>


Many thanks for your advice

Alan

"Davide Bianchi" <davideyeahsure@onlyforfun.net> wrote in message
news:c4jf9p$2ik8rk$2@ID-18487.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Alan Powell <alan.powell@assured-design.com> wrote:
> > I think I prefer the Options directive but how do I ensure no conflicts
to
> > my ScriptAlias directive for my c:/apache2/cgi-bin setting?
>
> The ScriptAlias directive in the Virtual Host setting will
> superseed the one for the 'global' server.
>
> Davide
>
> --
> | Gordon's first law: If a research project is not worth doing, it is
> | not worth doing well.
> |
> |

Alan Powell <alan.powell@assured-design.com> wrote:
> Is this how my httpd file should look please?

Looks good to me.

> Can I embed a <Directory>

You can embed multiples.
Exactly what's the problem? What's in the Apache logs?

Davide

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Hi

There was nothing showing in the logs......
Restart of Apache didn't do it; reboot and away we went! All is working
now.

Thanks for your support.

Alan
"Davide Bianchi" <davideyeahsure@onlyforfun.net> wrote in message
news:c4ju7a$2k19g5$5@ID-18487.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Alan Powell <alan.powell@assured-design.com> wrote:
> > Is this how my httpd file should look please?
>
> Looks good to me.
>
> > Can I embed a <Directory>
>
> You can embed multiples.
> Exactly what's the problem? What's in the Apache logs?
>
> Davide
>
> --
> | It's not just a computer -- it's your ass.
> |
> |
> |