Cgi error, !!

[CMS <cms01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have the<!--#exec cgi="/cgi-bin/count.pl"-->

[an error occurred while processing this directive] 
on the website,

and this in the error log;

[Sat Apr 27 20:37:18 2002] 
httpd: exec used but not allowed 
in /usr/local/etc/httpd/WebSites/www.iCommerce4Business.com/index.shtml


Where do I fix the it, or make a change,
so that it will accept exec commands,
this is for a counter.

or should I used something else, like include virtual ?

Richard