[reflex]

Hi,

I'm trying to write the simplest cgi program (to be placed in /tmp/user/cgi-bin), but I cannot seem to figure out how to receive an input parameter (read the query string)?

I would like to run this:
http://router_ip/user/cgi-bin/test.cgi?output=hello

And it should output to the browser: hello

So far my test.cgi just looks like this:

[reflex]

Hmm.. no responses at all.

I suppose it's not possible then?

Any other way without installing perl/php or changing the web-server for another?

It's a shame, I'm really trying to write a script that will run a couple commands based on user input but I feel like thats impossible through http. :(

Thanks,
David

[redsky]

where did you find instructions on setting up a cgi script? where do I put it? I need to do almost the same.

[reflex]

1. create the folder /www/user/cgi-bin
which is really /tmp/user/cgi-bin

2. create a file test.sh (you can also use test.cgi)
in that folder:
3. do chmod +x test.sh
4. then edit the file with:
[code
#!/bin/sh

echo "hello world"
[/code]

Then when you figure out how to get an input from the query string or a form on the page reply to this topic!

If need be, you can also use .asp but its not the same ASP code I'm familiar with, its different.. but maybe it can be used to receive parameters from the query string and subsequently run commands on the router.

Let me know.
David

[redsky]

May be this would help?
http://www.unix.com/shell-programming-scripting/44291-parsing-url-string.html

The thing is I tried doing exactly the same - no success. It just doesn't run!
What firmware do you use? I'm running DD-WRT v23 SP3 mini
I believe that when I manage running .cgi or .sh script, I can easily rename it into .php and put outside cgi-bin directory?

[reflex]

I think the problem is with the web server, something to do with the way it parses..

I'm using v23 sp2, you can't rename to php if you don't have a php parser installed on the router.

if its not running its most likely a permission issue. try chmod 777 test.sh with the code from before.

David

[redsky]

David, it's really strange, but now I just tried with .sh - and it worked! I downloaded a text file with 'hell world' inside it!
could it be because of ';' sign at the end of the first line? when I removed it and run my script.cgi - it also worked fine, at least within cgi-bin directory.
what do you mean by php parser?
I just need a simple sh script named script.php
although, now I am not that sure it will help me - now I need busybox get a small web-page from Internet and give it back to me through the web-server.

[redsky]

btw, can you point me to any .asp scripts on the router's file system? the thing is they should parse urls! probably, they use the same http environment as cgi.

[reflex]

Sorry buddy, can't really find any. Plus everything goes to apply.cgi which is internal to the router.. this was really the end of the line for me. You know everything I do right now.

[redsky]

It seems I get it. Look what I did. I put a line
echo "+ ARGS: ${0}"
into my script. When I run it I got the name of my script. Then when I tried adding test.cgi?param=1 I got an error. May be the variables are sent using post method and the server checks that all the requests end with .cgi, .html, .htm - then, it's no good for me, I'd have to go for kamikaze...

[redsky]

Aha! That was right assumption. Look what I did: i created a small html page: