Why does the PHP file in my cgi_bin not work? I get a 500 error?


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	Why does the PHP file in my cgi_bin not work? I get a 500 error?

Solution PHP script files (*.php) should not be placed in the cgi-bin folder. A php file may be placed anywhere else; in /public_html, a subfolder of /public_html or even in the root of your account. The full path to your account is /home/username/ and to your /public_html folder it is /home/username/public_html

PHP files in the /public_html folder (or subfolders) are accessible from the internet by browsing to your domain. So if your domain is example.com and you upload a php file to /home/username/public_html/subfolder then the URL would be http://www.example.com/subfolder/filename.php

PHP files in your account root are not accessible from the internet, but can be included in other scripts. This is very useful for files containing sensitive data such as usernames and passwords.

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20 Oct 2008 01:51 PM

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