Hi John, Now here is one even I can answer...
On Sunday, April 14, 2002, at 01:31 PM, John Buono wrote: > I am trying to run perl scripts through CGI. I am running the straight > OSX > not the server. > > Every time I try and run a script through the browser I am given an > "Internal Server Error". > > What am I doing wrong, or what do I need to do. > > we don't know what you are doing wrong... to find out, you have to look at the error_log. That is stored under /private/var/log/httpd/error_log. Open the file with any text editor and scroll to the end. You will be able see the messages and explanations. If you are running perl with the -w switch, you will see detailed warnings and explanations. Email the list those errors and we would be able to help you further. Here are some additional ways you can look at the log more conveniently... from the terminal, type tail /private/var/log/httpd/error_log to see the last 10 lines. Sometimes last 10 lines are not enough so you can pass a number to the tail command. The best way, imo, however, is to use the most excellent desktop_console utility (search on Versiontracker). It directs your choice of log file to the desktop directly and automatically. So you don't have to go squirreling for the error_log. Also, learn to use CGI::Carp. You will find it helpful. Hth, pk/
