> -----Original Message----- > From: "Stanisław T. Findeisen" [mailto:sf181...@students.mimuw.edu.pl] > Sent: 27 February 2009 17:03 > To: beginners-cgi@perl.org > Subject: how to require() a file? > > I am trying to require() a file using its absolute name. In command > line mode everything works fine, but not in Apache: > > [Fri Feb 27 17:45:07 2009] [error] Can't locate > /home/stf/public_html/test/arcv/public_html/../common.pl in @INC (@INC > contains: /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/i386-linux-thread-multi > /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.7/i386-linux-thread-multi > /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.6/i386-linux-thread-multi > /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi > /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.7 > /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.6 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.5 > /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/i386-linux- > thread-multi > /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.7/i386-linux-thread-multi > /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.6/i386-linux-thread-multi > /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi > /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.7 > /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.6 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.5 > /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8/i386-linux-thread-multi > /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8 . /etc/httpd) at > /home/stf/public_html/test/arcv/public_html/ticket-list.pl line 13, > <DATA> line 344.\n > > How can I require() a file when using Perl in CGI mode? Do I have to > modify @INC? > > I don't really feel like making it a module, and putting it into Some > Well Known Location is something I don't feel like even more. It's just > a supporting file that I want to keep together with the rest of the > application. > > I guess I am using mod_perl:
If you are using mod_perl then you can use the PerlSwitches directive for -I/path/to/common.pl. Alteratively you use `use lib` in your ticket-list.pl HTH, Dp. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-cgi-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-cgi-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/