Why cgi scripts have to stay in cgi-bin folder?

Why cgi scripts have to stay in cgi-bin folder ?

What is the difference from insert python script ( or php script or any other script ) in public_html folder and in cgi-bin folder ?

I don't un开发者_C百科derstand :-\

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They don't have. The only restriction is that CGI scripts have to be in deirectory which has

Options +ExecCGI

directive switched on, and in default Apache configuration only /cgi-bin directory has this option on. But nothing prevents you from enabling CGI in other directories.

Some believe that putting all CGI scripts in one place is more secure.

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It does not have to be in the cgi-bin, but you have to specify where! For example I moved mine to my main www folder where your index.htm file would be.

#ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "/var/www/cgi-bin/"  <-This was the original
ScriptAlias /html/ "/var/www/html"
#
# "/var/www/cgi-bin" should be changed to whatever your ScriptAliased
# CGI directory exists, if you have that configured.
#Directory below used to be /var/www/cgi-bin
<Directory "/var/www/html">
    AllowOverride None
    Options ExecCGI <-this line used top be Options None
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
</Directory>