Superb, thank you for the answers and all the examples - exactly what I needed to push me along for learning Perl, despite having a typo in my code.

The socks example was exactly what i meant for testing, without saying succinctly what it was; the code example will be useful for my project.

To clarify (for me, and for other new learners), CGI::Fast is a "wrapper" for FCGI module. The reason for trying FCGI was following the advice from https://metacpan.org/pod/CGI::Fast "CGI::Fast is based on CGI.pm it is no longer advised as a way to write Perl web apps". I am neutral on other's peoples use of CGI.pm, but as for myself, I want to move away from this module. I will acknowledge that CGI.pm has a great crash course in learning Perl.

best, knox

The reason for trying FCGI was following the advice from https://metacpan.org/pod/CGI::Fast "CGI::Fast is based on CGI.pm it is no longer advised as a way to write Perl web apps".

you're totally missing the point of that propaganda , it isnt to reinvent CGI or use less convenient imitations...

Re: Replacing CGI.pm is busywork

Re^3: appending to html at beginning ( use CGI for parsing cgi)

Re: CGI Parameters (CGI.pm, CGI::Fast )

This helps put a new perspective on several questions I've had. I've been reluctant to dive into a frameworks because 1, its overkill for the project I am working on and 2, I want to be able understand code without a layer of abstraction.

Recently, I've been involved with a Perl web project and really enjoying it. As someone new'ish to Perl, reading about CGI.pm online has been a can of worms, and I don't wish spark any animosity. However, by removing CGI.pm and not adapting frameworks (yet), it has forced me to look under the hood and learn Perl more deeply and has been rewarding. I've gleaned quite a bit just by inspecting the CGI.pm too. The threads you've provided give much food for thought, thank you.