The HTTP_GROUP variable in Makefile haveto be set to group running apache. Install steps for file uploading (do it with appropriate changes): (PUT method for uploading from behind firewall with resume feature) 1) mkdir cgi-bin-put in apache2 dir 2) move put.cgi there from var subdir 3) add to apache2 config (i.g. commonapache2.conf): Script PUT /cgi-bin-put/put.cgi ScriptAlias /cgi-bin-put/ "/usr/local/apache2/cgi-bin-put/" AllowOverride All Options ExecCGI Order allow,deny Allow from all 4) reload apache2 Tested with apache 2.0.49 and (without Directory tag) with apache 1.3.28. TODO: check more put.cgi for security problems!