my index.cgi does not run instead it only prints its content

Question

I want to run an index.cgi in my front end directory rather than an index.html. However the script does not run and only prints out the script in text. I am on running apache2 on ubuntu 18.04. What might I be doing wrong?

Answer 1

You might want to follow one of the Apache CGI tutorials, e.g.

• https://code-maven.com/set-up-cgi-with-apache
• http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/howto/cgi.html

(Google for "apache cgi tutorial" for more)