HTML Form not workin

zak100 has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi, I have written some CGI scripts using PERL. they are working. But now I want to create a HTML form. I have got a code. I saved it as login.html in my APACHI's cgi-bin directory. But when i am trying to load HTML page using http://localhost/cgi-bin/ it is not working. I am getting following message

Internal Server Error

The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was u
+nable to complete your request.

Please contact the server administrator, admin@localhost and inform th
+em of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done t
+hat may have caused the error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error
+ log.
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My HTML code is:

<!doctype html>
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE> Login Page </TITLE>
</Head>
<BODY>

<Form method="post" action="login.pl">
<TABLE BORDER ="0">
<TR>    
<TD> User Name</TD>
<TD><input type="text" name="username" value=""></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Password </TD> 
<TD><input type="text" name="password" value=""></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="RIGHT">
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="login">   </TD></TR></TABLE>
+</FORM><BODY></HTML>
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Somebody plz guide me. Zulfi.

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Re: HTML Form not workin (cgi-bin is not for html, its for cgis) by Anonymous Monk on Oct 28, 2013 at 08:38 UTC
cgi-bin is for cgis not htmls -- this is how your webserver is configured (everything in cgi-bin is cgi not html ) -- this is not related to perl -- its kind of a FAQ (apache) Copy/paste from Re: To call a .pl file when a button is pressed on a GUI created using Perl CGI (webserver) for the links below Its simple, you need a webserver Why? Because webpages and CGI needs a webserver, thats how it works Its weird that so many folks manage to create a GUI using Perl CGI without understanding this learn about the internet,Web Programming: For Beginners, to get an overall picture of how the internet works, how tcp/ip, sockets, html, ajax, all fit together.... See also Mojolicious::Lite +and jQuery +AJAX + Mojo::Template And a copy-pasta for you:) Also, there are checklists for that , Basic debugging checklist , brian's Guide to Solving Any Perl Problem, CGI Help Guide , Troubleshooting Perl CGI scripts Yes, work through these checklists, when you find a problem on the list, use a solution from the list, when you find a problem not on the list (rare), post the error message and problem description here brian's Guide to Solving Any Perl Problem, CGI Help Guide , Troubleshooting Perl CGI scripts So examine your server configuration and compare to https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/howto/public_html.html#cgi / Apache Tutorial: Dynamic Content with CGI learn about the internet,Web Programming: For Beginners, to get an overall picture of how the internet works, how tcp/ip, sockets, html, ajax, all fit together.	[reply]
Re: HTML Form not workin by jakeease (Friar) on Oct 28, 2013 at 07:47 UTC
Your last line of HTML, `</FORM><BODY></HTML>` is missing the slash in the `</BODY>` tag. For anything further, you'd need to post your Perl code.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: HTML Form not workin by zak100 (Initiate) on Oct 28, 2013 at 15:27 UTC
Hi, Thanks for your response. I have updated my code based on your advice but its still not working. My code is now: `<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE> Login Page </TITLE> </Head> <BODY> <FORM method="post" action="login.pl"> <TABLE BORDER ="0"> <TR> <TD> User Name</TD> <TD><input type="text" name="username" value=""></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Password </TD> <TD><input type="text" name="password" value=""></TD> </TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="RIGHT"> <input type="submit" name="submit" value="login"> </TD></TR></TABLE> +</FORM></BODY></HTML>` [download] I have now stored it (login.html) in htdocs folder of Apache server where index.html resides. If i try: `http://localhost/index.html` [download] It works. But if i try: `http://localhost/login.html` [download] I am getting following error: `Not Found The requested URL /login.html was not found on this server. Its not working. Plz guide me.` [download] Zulfi.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: HTML Form not workin by thezip (Vicar) on Oct 28, 2013 at 20:28 UTC
Are the permissions for your login.html file set correctly? What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. - Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011	[reply]