How do I get a Python cgi script running in Apache2

Question

I have a very simple test.py located at /var/www/html/master.com/ that I'm trying to run in Apache2, on Ubuntu 18.1

My Python code:

#!/usr/bin/env python

print("Content-type: text/html\n\n")
print("<h1>Hello</h1>")

What I have run so far:

Run a2enmod cgi to enable cgi:

ISimon@simon-EasyNote-TK85:~$ a2enmod cgi
Your MPM seems to be threaded. Selecting cgid instead of cgi.
Module cgid already enabled

Created the file cgi-enabled.conf at /etc/apache2/conf-available/, which contained the following:

# create new
# process .cgi and .py as CGI scripts

<Directory "/var/www/html/master.com">
  Options + ExecCGI
  AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .py
</Directory>

Restarted Apache2 with systemctl restart apache2

I then went to http://localhost/test.py and it offered to download the file. It should display as plain html.

How do I get my server configured properly?

usually CGI scripts are executed only in folder cgi-bin. Maybe you should put code in subfolder cgi-bin and run localhost/cgi-bin/test.py — furas
– furas, Commented Dec 14, 2019 at 21:03
maybe script have to be set as executable - chmod a+x test.py. And it should have shebang (#!) in first line to inform what program should run this code - ie, #!/usr/bin/env python. — furas
– furas, Commented Dec 14, 2019 at 21:05
@furas I has the shebang line, and I tried the command chmod a+x test.py sadly it did exactly the same — Xantium
– Xantium, Commented Dec 14, 2019 at 21:11
please, always add code, data and error message in question, not in comment - they will be more readable and all people will see it. — furas
– furas, Commented Dec 14, 2019 at 21:16
I checked apache doc and it shows your configuration as method to run it in main folder. Frankly, I don't use CGI but web frameworks like Flask, Django because it is easier to write code - they have many elements which helps. And code is better organized. — furas
– furas, Commented Dec 14, 2019 at 21:22

furas · Accepted Answer · 2019-12-14 21:24:38Z

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You maybe have to set script as executable

chmod a+x test.py

And it should have shebang (#!) in first line to inform system what program should run this code - ie.

#!/usr/bin/env python

answered Dec 14, 2019 at 21:24

furas

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