Executing shell scripts from a web browser in linux

Well I've been assigned this task, and I haven't a clue where to start. I'm running Ubuntu, and so far I've only managed to get apache2 working.

开发者_JS百科Now it would be very grateful if anyone could guide me. Thanks

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You'll want to configure apache to execute CGI scripts.

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/howto/cgi.html

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I've posted a very similar question over on webmasters.stackexchange and received a great answer that should get you going: https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/11019/adding-custom-handlers