Re: cgi.pm and apache

But when I rename tryit.cgi to tryit.pl and it will not work! It showed the not-so-useful server error! Does it mean if one includes use CGI in the program, it has to use .cgi extentsion?

No, it doesn't mean that

Look in the error log , then learn to configure your apache from apache manual

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Re^2: cgi.pm and apache by Anonymous Monk on Jul 01, 2013 at 01:02 UTC
Unknown File Type -> Apache Tutorial: Dynamic Content with CGI	[reply]
Re^3: cgi.pm and apache by kflee2000 (Initiate) on Jul 01, 2013 at 15:01 UTC
thanks, it is the most obvious x permission issue that somehow skip my attention. On testing the tryit.cgi, can I save the form content to a file in the server? Try to insert file open in the "if (param())" section but does not seem to work. In other words, how to tell a section to be run as server side program while the other use CGI.pm for web construct?	[reply]