The specified CGI application misbehaved by not returning a complete set of HTTP headers
March 16, 2009
By default WordPress uses a query string to identify a post. This is neither search engine friendly nor human friendly. A better way is to use a custom URI to better identify your posts.
Default word press url structure: /?p=1
Customized post url can be as follows:
/index.php/2009/03/sample-post/
/index.php/archive/sample-post/
When you try to change default url of wordpress then you may got an error something like “The specified CGI application misbehaved by not returning a complete set of HTTP headers“.
This error generated because you change the default behaviour of url implementation on IIS for PHP and there were no extension to handle that request. PHP can process customized url but by default; it can not. You have to modify php.ini to use custom url.
Step 1: Generate new php.ini file and place it into your root directory.
Step 2: Modify newly generated php.ini and write following two lines.
cgi.fix_pathinfo = 1
cgi.force_redirect = 0
You’ll create new php.ini for each domain or sub domain that is using custom url structure or if you have access to modify php original ini file then you only modify that and you do not need to create new php.ini file for each domain or sub-domain.
Happy Coding
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March 17th, 2009 at 1:39 am
Its really work. Great job saqib.
Thanks
March 17th, 2009 at 8:41 am
Thanks God, I got the solution of my CGI error. Thanks you Saqib for your great work.
March 17th, 2009 at 10:38 am
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March 17th, 2009 at 6:43 pm
is it really working? Can i include php.ini in my own website and IIS can also handle this file?
If so, it is cooooooooooool.
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April 19th, 2009 at 7:54 am
Thanks Hellen
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September 13th, 2009 at 12:23 am
Life Saver .. Searched for Days
php working now
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:27 pm
Cool, I struggled with this problem for a week, tried everywhere on the web to get it sorted. Almost gave up!. Thanks so much!!!!!
January 4th, 2010 at 9:02 am
Where is the php.ini file located?
January 7th, 2010 at 8:44 pm
You have to create new text file and put given 2 lines in that file and upload it to root directory of you website with name with “php.ini”.
February 5th, 2010 at 2:31 pm
I was trying to increase the maximum file upload size and post size with a custom php.ini and had this same error you are talking about here. I tried those 2 lines you have suggested in my custom php.ini and it worked. I find this strange,any ideas on what could be the reason?.
Thank you for the article though, I bet it saved me from a headache:)