Executing PHP code in .cgi Files

[Smidge]

Hello,

I have a CGI-Script running and want to execute a piece of PHP-Code in it. Do i have to tell the Server to parse .cgi-extended Files for PHP Code or is there another Solution?

[Anscoop]

not possible

you can't parse php code from within cgi files.

[NetFXMedia]

can you do just the opposite?
like have a ssi call in a php page

[Anscoop]

never tried it, but why would you want do to that?
when you can, use
include()
or require()

[NetFXMedia]

look at my post in vbulletin questions
"formatting/layout question"
I wanna stick a side and top bar in that I use on the rest of my site and there are some ssi calls in there. I want to put that side/top bar around the msg board..

[Smidge]

why?

Can't you tell the Server to parse .cgi files for php code? You can tell it in a .htaccess to parse .html and .htm files for SSI, why can't you tell it to parse .cgis for php?

[Mike Sullivan]

Because then it won't parse it for CGI code

[Smidge]

who cares about cgi anyway...

i'll do it all in php