[RESOLVED] CGI header problem

dcav

Hi all,

I am having trouble with a CGI enabled version of PHP at the server I work in.

This requires the line below at the beginning of the script:
#!/usr/local/bin/php -q

The problem is that i cannot put any header() functions because #!/usr/local/bin/php -q is assumed to be an output already. Therefore returning me the error:
Warning: Cannot add header information - headers already sent by (...url...

I have looked everywhere, but the closest thing I found was something about output_buffering, which I ini_set it but didn't do any good.

Help?
Thanks!

bradgrafelman

dcay wrote:
This requires the line below at the beginning of the script:

Then why not change that in your httpd.conf file?

Assuming you're using Apache, you would do something like this:

ScriptAlias /php/ "/usr/local/bin/"
Action application/x-httpd-php "/php/php -q"
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

dcav

Hi Brad, that is because I have no access to httpd.conf
If yes, I would never use CGI in the first place lol

Is there any way to overcome this CGI header problem with my current situation?

Thanks

dcav

Brad, I guess I can use this in an .htaccess file right? i'll try it out, thanks in advance

bradgrafelman

I'm not sure if these will work in a .htaccess file or not.

If nothing else, you could always get a better host! 😉

dcav

yeah, i'll need to find a better university then 😃

dcav

Damn, I hate these admins who think they are playing God by customizing a widely used service the way They want it. Instead of the 99% of servers out there.

His reasoning? "Better security with CGI". My *ss.

Also, I have no idea which keyboard layout or shell this guy uses, backspace returns an ^?

/rant.

dcav

For those interested...

To resolve this issue, you have to upload the php script using text mode.

The problem was that without specifying text mode, each end of line finishes with a ^m character, thus header output already exists.