Simple CGI Wrappper
The CGI Wrap script creates a scgi-bin folder at the
public_html level of your web site. This allows you to run
scripts with your own user ID.
The advantage of this is that you can run scripts that have the same permissions
that you do - you can write, edit, and delete files as you normally do. In
a regular cgi-bin folder, you can only do this if you set
your directory permissions to 777 (world access) and file permissions to 666,
both of which are quite dangerous as anyone can now modify your web site.
The disadvantage of this is that if there is a security breach in your
script that another person can exploit, they have access to your site in the
same manner that you do - they can do anything. However, as long as the scripts
you run in the scgi-bin directory are secure, you have nothing
to worry about.
For a more detailed description of the distinction between normal and wrapped
cgi, refer to this
article.
To install the Simple CGI Wrapper:
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Click on the Simple CGI Wrapper link in the CGI Center
area.
Your scgi-bin folder has now been set up. All cgi
scripts that you would like to run under your own user ID should be placed
in this folder.
