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Asked: 2026-06-06T23:35:27+00:00

form.html : <form action="p.py" method="post"> <input type="text" id="id_text" name="name_text" /> <input type="submit" id="id_submit" name="name_submit"

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form.html:

<form action="p.py" method="post">
 <input type="text" id="id_text" name="name_text" />
 <input type="submit" id="id_submit" name="name_submit" />
</form>

p.py:

#!/usr/bin/python

#what to write here...

Both files are put in /var/www/ , now from http://example.com/form.html, if I click the submit button would I execute the p.py and how can I get the value of textbox?

It’s apache/httpd webserver installed on computer.

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  1. Editorial Team

    1st, to make p.py run by apache, you need to check:

    • 1, config apache site for a python script, you may choose: cgi/fastcgi
    • such as: ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /usr/local/xxxxxx/cgi-bin/
    • 2, make sure your p.py file is runable, modify by chown/chmod

    2nd, to get the value from a form, you need to understand cgi knowleges and get data from environment,

    or much easier by using cgi module:

    import cgi
form = cgi.FieldStorage()
v = form.getvalue('id_text','')

print """Content-type: text/html

<html>
<body> submit value:%s </body>
</html>""" % (v)

    at last, I suggest:

    • put runable scripts to a separated dir, away from /var/www/
    • using a web framework for web develop. It’s too deep to use cgi level technology in 2012.
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