Re: Apache 1.3.23 (Suse Linux8.0): CGI

On Fri, 18 Jul 2003 18:22:35 +0200, The Other Guy responded to a post
from "Kreutzfeldt" <phase.hl@t-online.de> who wrote in
alt.apache.configuration:

>Hi,
>I am very new to Apache. I successfully installed Apache and localhost is
>displaying the default page. However my primitive Perl CG Script (Hello
>World) copied into /usr/local/httpd/cgi--bin/ invoked Internal Error due to
>missconfiguration.
>
>What ist wrong?
>
>Thanks
>
>Chris


Check your error log for any details. This can be a difficult problem
to determine without that info.

The most likely cause is that you have not got the shebang line
pointing to the correct path to the Perl interpreter (i.e., the very
top line in the script -- #!usr/bin/perl or something like that).

Regards,
TOG

--
../configure --prefix=~/zyterion
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Always check your error logs, but the most comon error I've seen is people
not setting the script executable.
Another good tip for CGI is to attempt to execute it in shell, like
`./myPerlScript.pl`, look for any compile/exec errors and that it starts off
with the correct html header scripts.
That will usually solve 97% of most errors.

>
> Check your error log for any details. This can be a difficult problem
> to determine without that info.
>
> The most likely cause is that you have not got the shebang line
> pointing to the correct path to the Perl interpreter (i.e., the very
> top line in the script -- #!usr/bin/perl or something like that).
>
> Regards,
> TOG
>
> --
> ./configure --prefix=~/zyterion
> Not this guy or that guy, The Other Guy.
>
> This spot may contain a satirical comment or comedic source,
> and is meant to be funny. If you are easily offended, gullible
> or don't have a sense of humour we suggest you read elsewhere.