Kimi:
What you are suggesting can be done, but its non-trivial, and would require the use of mod_rewrite, one of the most complex parts of Apache.
Here is the documentation on mod_rewrite
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/mod/mod_rewrite.html (Im assuming that you are on an Apache 1.3.X, your message implies this.)
Bob.
> Message: 11
> Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 10:52:43 -0700
> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> From: "Kimi A. Adams" <kimi@unitywave.com>
> Subject: Perl question
> Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
>
> We are trying to run a perl program where when you type in a URL or click a
> link for a specific URL, that the path includes a perl program but it's not
> viewed with the .cgi or .pl or other extensions.
>
> I am not sure if this is the appropriate way to ask this. So, we are doing
> something like this for the
> URL: www.unitywave.com/testm.cgi?post/username/filename.html But we
> would like it to look like
> this: www.unitywave.com/testm/post/username/filename.html In trying to
> run this from the server: perl testm.cgi, it works. It also works when
> you move testm.cgi to testm and run the same command using just testm. But
> when we go to the website, using that testm instead of the .cgi? it shows
> the program rather than the output like it does on the server.
>
> We want to do this so that a path is shown to the customer, rather than the
> extensions and characters. However, I am at a draw as to whether this is
> httpd.conf that controls this or if it's the program that is running, i.e.
> perl or cgi.
>
> I would appreciate having responses sent to hotwater@minhthao.com. That's
> my programmer Minh. I will be in and out and may not be watching the list.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Kimi Adams
> Unity Wave
> 602-375-5363
>
>
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