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use CGI
$q = new CGI;
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script2.pl:
require "script1.pl";
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$new_cookie = new CGI::Cookie(-name=>'COOKIE_RSVP',-path=>"/",-value=>"");
print $r->redirect(-uri=>'/index.html', -cookie=>[$new_cookie]);
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