Question

I have a cgi script that I know works (as far as the code is concerned), but which cannot be accessed through my website. My hosting provider simply states that I need to edit the .htaccess file, but I have no idea what options/handlers I need to set in order to make the contents of a directory execute like c++.

How is this done?

Answer 1

You can’t on this service provider. A quick search of the Bluehost Kb gave this: https://my.bluehost.com/cgi/help/48

Our LINUX web servers have the capability to run CGI scripts in your own “cgi-bin” directory. Scripts may be written in Perl, Python and CGI languages.

Here are some helpful tips to follow when installing scripts:

• Upload to your cgi-bin directory to ensure proper file permission settings.
• All scripts on our server must have permissions set to 755 (rwx-rx-rx). If you need help in changing script permissions, please see our article about setting file and user permissions.
• Upload in ASCII transfer mode (and NOT BINARY mode)
  The first line of each script must read: a) #!/usr/bin/perl (for Perl) b) #!/usr/bin/python (for Python)
• Ensure the permissions are set to 755

However, there is nothing stopping you just trying just putting your exe in the cgi-bin dir and seeing if it runs, but this probably won’t work.

In this case, you’d need to relink any C++ against the local target server, and I doubt that Bluehost would facilitate this — just too much support hassle for the few $ / month that you pay.