My Apache error log says "[Mon Jun 01 12:19:16 2009] [error] [client 1.2.3.4] exec used but not allowed in /example/myfile.shtml, ..."

Computer Tips - My Apache error log says "[Mon Jun 01 12:19:16 2009] [error] [client 1.2.3.4] exec used but not allowed in /example/myfile.shtml, ..."

Date: 2009jun1 Platform: Apache Language: Server Side Include (SSI) Q. My Apache error log says "[Mon Jun 01 12:19:16 2009] [error] [client 1.2.3.4] exec used but not allowed in /example/myfile.shtml, ..." How can fixed this? A. Sounds like you have a Server Side Include (.shtml) file that is doing this:

For this to be allowed you need:

Options -IncludesNoExec

in your /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file. Or the /etc/httpd/conf.d/mysite.conf file. Notice that this directive is a double negative. Its saying "not not exec" which means "exec" is allowed. Of course, allowed exec has big security issues so you should only enable this directive in the parts of your site whre its absolutely needed.