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    Chapter 14. Web Services > CGI Applications

    CGI Applications

    Now that you know how to configure and secure a web server, let’s look at some more advanced deployments and how to share data. For this first example, let’s deploy a CGI application on the web server.

    Step 1.
    Create a directory to hold your web application:

    # mkdir /var/www/web-app-01

    Step 2.
    Copy any required files into the newly created directory:

    # cp /home/user01/app.py /var/www/web-app-01

    Note

    You can get the app.py from http://sourceforge.net/projects/rhcelabscripts/.

    Step 3.
    Add the following section to your /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file:

    ScriptAlias /webapp "/var/www/web-app-01"
<Directory "/var/www/web-app-01/">
    Options ExecCGI FollowSymLinks
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
</Directory>

    Step 4.
    Check the config file for syntax errors:

    # service httpd configtest
Syntax OK

    Step 5.
    Set the correct permissions for the directory:

    # chmod 755 –R /var/www/web-app-01

    Step 6.
    Restart the web service:

    # service httpd restart
Stopping httpd:                                        [  OK  ]
Starting httpd:                                        [  OK  ]


      

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