Tag: Unix

Python CGI in Apache httpd server

Pre-requisite: Working Apache Server.

 

In httpd-vhosts.conf:

Add below content inside <VirtualHost …>

ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "/cgi-bin/" 
<directory "<httpd-installed-path="">/cgi-bin/">
         Options Indexes FollowSymLinks ExecCGI
         AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .py
         AllowOverride None
         Require all granted

Now create a new file ‘test.py’ in /cgi-bin/  with content:

#!/usr/bin/env python

import cgi
cgi.test()

Make sure the below line is not commented in httpd.conf

LoadModule cgi_module modules/mod_cgi.so

Start/Restart apache server.

You can verify the loaded cgi module using the command:

sudo [path/]apachectl -M | grep cgi

Try below url in web-browser:

http://<ip/hostname>:/cgi-bin/test.py

eg:
http://localhost:1025/cgi-bin/test.py
http://localhost:80/cgi-bin/test.py

You will get a page with details on current working directory, command line arguments, etc..

LDAP_CONTROL_RELAX undeclared while installing python-ldap

ERROR:

Modules/constants.c: In function ‘LDAPinit_constants’:
Modules/constants.c:158: error: ‘LDAP_OPT_DIAGNOSTIC_MESSAGE’ undeclared (first use in this function)
Modules/constants.c:158: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
Modules/constants.c:158: error: for each function it appears in.)
Modules/constants.c:380: error: ‘LDAP_CONTROL_RELAX’ undeclared (first use in this function)
error: command ‘gcc’ failed with exit status 1

 

Solution:
Install openldap24-libs & openldap24-libs-devel :
sudo yum install openldap24-libs-devel
sudo yum install openldap24-libs

Run the below commands and get the unique list of directories from the output:
Add those folders to setup.cfg file in the below section:
[_ldap]
library_dirs = /opt/openldap-RE24/lib /usr/lib
include_dirs = /opt/openldap-RE24/include /usr/include/sasl /usr/include

Now run the installation command:
python setup.py install

apachectl status – How to solve lynx: command not found

“apachectl status” will not work if you don’t have lynx ; text-based web browser.

You realize that when you get below message while using the command.

Error
bin/apachectl: line 95: lynx: command not found

Install the lynx and tell it to Apache httpd, he will surely understand.

Download the lynx from here. Change your working directory to the extracted folder and run the command:

./configure --prefix=<path-to-install-lynx>
make
make install

During lynx installation, it may stop with an error:

configure: error: No curses header-files found

Run the below command before proceeding:

sudo yum search ncurses-devel

Now it’s time to tell httpd about lynx.

In apachectl file (either in bin or conf directory), change the line starting with LYNX=”lynx -dump” to LYNX=”<lynx-installed-path>/lynx -dump”

apachectl status will start working..