I have a PERL script that requires CGI be enabled to run outside of the cgi-bin. I have turned on the options in WHM and added the enabler in my htaccess file, but I still get an error that this is not allowed.
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Hello,
I’ve had similar issue in the past and I’ve managed to get it working with the following rule I’m my htaccess file in my home directory:
AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl
Options +ExecCGI
If it is still not working, I would suggest checking your logs for more detailed errors.
Hope that this helps! Regards, Bobby
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