R. Joseph Newton wrote: > Barb Konings wrote: > >> I have checked my books, checked permissions, and am >> still having trouble. >> >> Here is my code in a file named hello.pl. I have a >> link to this file off my web page to test it. >> (Maybe this part is now right?...) >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >> #!/usr/bin/perl >> >> # hello.pl > > What kind of system are you working on? If you are working in Windows, > one possibility is that you have FTP'd the script in binary mode, keeping > the DOS carriage-returns in your newlines.
If you'd read through her entire message you would have seen: >>Apache Server - Red Hat 8 > Another possibility is that the server does not have a Perl installation > at the locaation specified. Usually, an Internal Server Error indicateds > an error has occured before the content header is printed. also answered by the above > In your html directory, it looks like your browser or server is assuming > GET as the method. This is the default for URLs typed into the address > bar. It seems that your server assumes this also. If your server > configuaration includes a cgi-bin directory, you should use this, and just > focus on fixing errors received doing this. > > One thing you might try is simplifying your script header: > > #!perl -w This won't work on a unix system which requires the full shebang line to have the proper path to the executable. > If the perl executable is in your systems executable path, this should be > enough. It is definitely better than giving the server an incorrect path. > > Joseph -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
