Would you like to learn how to install Nginx and enable the use of Python CGIs on a computer running Ubuntu Linux? In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to enable the CGI feature and enable Python scripts to run on the Nginx server.
• Ubuntu 18
• Ubuntu 19
• Ubuntu 20
• Nginx 1.18.0
• Python 3
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Tutorial Ubuntu – Python CGI on Nginx
Install the Python package.
Install the Nginx server and the Fcgiwrap package.
Create a configuration file for the CGI gateway.
Here is the file content.
Create a directory to store the CGI files.
Edit the Nginx configuration file for the default website.
Insert the following line in the area named SERVER.
Here is the file, before our configuration.
Here is the file, after our configuration.
Restart the Nginx service.
As an example, let’s create a Python CGI script.
Use the PIP application to install a Python library named ART.
Access the Nginx’s CGI directory.
Create a test page using Python.
Here is the file content.
Change the file permission.
Open your browser and enter the IP address of your web server plus /cgi-bin/test.py.
In our example, the following URL was entered in the Browser:
• http://172.31.7.220/cgi-bin/test.py
The Python page should display the following message.
Congratulations! Nginx is now able to use Python scripts as CGI.
