Run PHP and CGI programs in Ubuntu

You might have suffered from the problem of executing/running PHP or CGI programs in Ubuntu. For all your problems, here is the solution.

Steps to run php programs :--

• Open terminal and type sudo chmod -R 777 /var/www

• Now create a folder with the name php.

• Place your html files in /var/www folder and php files in /var/www/php folder.

Steps to run CGI programs :--

• Open terminal and type sudo chmod -R 777 /usr/lib/cgi-bin

• Now place your .cgi or .pl files in cgi-bin folder.

• Now open your browser and type http://localhost/cgi-bin/programname.cgi

Thank you :)

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