How do you use the Apache "ScriptInterpreterSource Registry-Strict" directive?

Question

i run Apache web server on windows in order to work on some Perl CGI scripts. in production these scripts run on a linux box, and in the source code repository they all have shebangs like: #!/usr/bin/perl, but on my windows machine the shebangs would be #!c:\perl\bin\perl.exe, so i have a conflict with the source code base.

enter the Apache ScriptInterpreterSource directive.

i've been trying to make it work, based on what i can google. but so far no luck. i have:

1. added these things to the appropriate directive AllowOverride None
   Options Indexes FollowSymLinks ExecCGI Order allow,deny Allow from all ScriptInterpreterSource Registry-Strict

2. added: AddHandler cgi-script .cgi

3. edited my registry and added a new String to

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cgi\Shell\ExecCGI\Command=C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe

now, i know that CGIs work on this server as long as they have the right shebang.

but when i try to access a CGI without a shebang the apache log spits out:

No Exec CGI Verb found for files of type '.cgi'

any thoughts, insights, or even wild-ass guesses would be appreciated.

thanks.

Answer 1

It sounds like the ScriptInterpreterSource line is being ignored. If it's set to Registry or Registry-Strict, it should ignore the shebang lines and use the registry only.

Also, the Apache 2.2 docs have a slightly different location for the registry key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cgi\Shell\ExecCGI\Command\(Default) => C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -wT