modx 404 error page when accessing cgi-bin

How do I get modx to ignore my cgi-bin? I’m getting an error page generated by modx when I try to access a script!

(I’m using Apache on Linux server)

How are you accessing the script? I’m using a perl script (Dada mail) in a module and it works fine.

Actually it’s a perl script that functions independently of Modx. Just load the url into browser to fire up the script but modx overrides the url and throws out a 404.

eg
http://www.domainname.com/cgi-bin/csvedit.pl

Try copying the .htaccess file that’s in the /manager folder to your /cgi-bin folder.

thank you - yes of course!

only problem now is when I password protect that same directory with additional code below the problem reoccurs.

RewriteEngine Off

AuthType Basic
AuthName "••PRIVATE••"
AuthUserFile "/home/xxxxx/.htpasswds/public_html/cgi-bin/private/passwd"
require valid-user

As to that, I have no ideas.

OK, there’s a known problem with mod_rewrite and .htpasswd, so the closest solution is the last two lines here:

# The Friendly URLs part
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d

#Exclude directory from Mod_Rewrite
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/directory(/.*)?$ [NC]
RewriteRule .* rewrite?%{REQUEST_URI} [L]


...where ’directory’ is the name of the directory needing to be ignored by mod_rewrite - my cgi-bin in this instance.

After doing some testing I wouldn’t recommend putting the above code into the root level .htaccess file, as it does some weird sh*t to the web site. Instead, I put the code below into an .htaccess file in the cgi-bin. Works a treat now - doesn’t clash with .htpasswd.

#Exclude directory from Mod_Rewrite
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/directory(/.*)?$ [NC]
RewriteRule .* rewrite?%{REQUEST_URI} [L]