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Some host providers only let you run CGI scripts in a certain directory, often named cgi-bin. In this case all you have to do to run the script is to call it like this:
http://my_server.tld/cgi-bin/my_script.py
The script will have to be made executable by "others". Give it a 755 permission or check the executable boxes if there is a graphical FTP interface.
Some hosts let you run CGI scripts in any directory. In some of these hosts you don't have to do anything do configure the directories. In others you will have to add these lines to a file named .htaccess in the directory you want to run CGI scripts from:
Options +ExecCGI
AddHandler cgi-script .py
If the file does not exist create it. All directories below a directory with a .htaccess file will inherit the configurations. So if you want to be able to run CGI scripts from all directories create this file in the document root.
To run a script saved at the root:
http://my_server.tld/my_script.py
If it was saved in some directory:
http://my_server.tld/some_dir/some_subdir/my_script.py
Make sure all text files you upload to the server are uploaded as text (not binary), specially if you are in Windows, otherwise you will have problems.
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