Re: Firefox or Apache isn't running login.pl?

[Tim Wescott <..hidden..>]

That didn't do it.  It did turn out to be an issue with Apache, so to
some extent I suppose it wasn't a problem with LedgerSMB per se -- the
security settings for LedgerSMB were tight, and as a brand-new Apache
user I didn't understand that I needed to set the originating IP address
range to match my internal network (127.0.0.1 did NOT work!).

(Fortunately my son was born to be a systems operator -- I showed him my
problem just to share my frustration, and about three hours later he had
the problem solved for me.  Now I just need to convince him to actually
claim his hours as paying work.)

If there is a "getting started from rock bottom" tutorial in LedgerSMB I
didn't find it.  It would be nice if someone could make one, including
how to make it work from Apache -- I don't feel that I'm the right
person, because when it comes to Apache and LedgerSMB I should be
treated with all the caution of a hyperactive three year old in a room
full of loaded guns.

On Fri, 2015-01-02 at 23:40 +0100, Erik Huelsmann wrote:
> Hi Tim,
> 
> 
> Looking at your screenshot there, I'd say that you might be missing
> (either really missing or just not enabled) Apache's CGI or CGID
> modules. On Debian/Ubuntu, you can enable it by running (as root)
> 
> 
>  $ a2enmod cgi
> 
> 
> and then restarting Apache by running
> 
> 
>  $ service apache restart
> 
> 
> 
> 
> But to be honest, there are other possible causes as well. It's hard
> to determine this isn't one of those other causes without the relevant
> Apache configuration available, but it does seem like the most likely
> cause from the information you provided so far.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Erik.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 11:21 PM, Tim Wescott <..hidden..>
> wrote:
>         
>         Hi:
>         
>         I'm a brand new user (or perhaps "user-wannabe", since it
>         isn't working
>         yet).  I just installed LedgerSMB on this machine, got Apache
>         to see it,
>         and tried poking the "login.pl" button.
>         
>         What I got was the following message from Firefox:
>         
>         "You have chosen to open
>         login.pl
>         which is: PL file (119 bytes)
>         from: http://localhost
>         
>         What should Firefox do with this file?
>         
>         (etc., etc.)"
>         
>         So -- what gives?  Should the perl file be executing on the
>         local
>         machine through Firefox (seems odd, or just plain wrong), and
>         I'm not
>         setting up my browser right, or should the perl file be
>         executing on
>         Apache (seems sensible) and I need to do something to Apache?
>         
>         I'm running Lubuntu 14.04, and I'm running the LedgerSMB from
>         the
>         Lubuntu archives, which reports itself as version 1.3.25.
>         Apache says
>         "Apache/2.4.7 (Ubuntu) Server at localhost Port 80".
>         
>         Your wisdom appreciated.  Thanks in advance.
>         
>         
>         --
>         
>         Tim Wescott
>         www.wescottdesign.com
>         Control & Communications systems, circuit & software design.
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