Okay, here's something weird. I have a Windows server, which I run a website on. I use PHP for my pages, meaning that my pages have a .php extension (nothing fancy, usually just PHP includes).

Anyways, whenever I try to access a page with a .php extension, the following error comes up.

CGI Error
The specified CGI application misbehaved by not returning a complete set of HTTP headers.

However, this error does not come up for any other files except those that have a .php extension.

Here's an example of two identical pages, one with a .php extension and one with a .html extension.

http://www.nothinggoldcanstay.com/new/header.html
http://www.nothinggoldcanstay.com/new/header.php

The oddest thing of all, is the fact that I don't use any CGI files at all.

This might help...

http://www.mail-archive.com/php-windows@lists.php.net/msg18486.html

Read the followups, of course.

no offense, but try to give advice that is somewhat relevant.
don't just go into google and type in the error because i'm way ahead of you.

But it is relevant. That means there's possibly a line within your script that's causing it... or there could be something utterly horrible and wrong.

What server are you running on?

both of your questions can be answered from my original post...

it happens for all .php pages. it does not matter what the file contains.

it's running a Windows server.

No, the server software, not what it's running on.

would you like a picture of it, i don't get why you don't believe me. it's a Windows server. the version is irrelevant.
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00003JAUA.01.LZZZZZZZ.gif

this is not a relevant answer, but just to note...

CGI = common gateway interface.

PHP as well as Perl may be referring to a CGI application. it is just very common for a Perl script to be referred to as CGI.

perhaps do a search on the microsoft knowledge base?
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto

Windows is not a web server. IIS is.

figured it out, thanks for helping...

Could you expalin what the problem was and how you fixed it erictheman