Error from CGI on new server

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

I'm still having problems getting basic scripts to run on a new server.

#!/usr/bin/perl
use CGI::Carp qw(fatalsToBrowser);
print "Hello World!\n";
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(I told you it was simple)

Here's the error: [Thu Sep 5 16:56:47 2002] [error] [client 66.19.141.123] Premature end of script headers: /home/lhost/public_html/cgi-bin/test2.cgi It might be a path problem, or a server conf problem or ...?

Can anyone help?

Stan
http://ladatahost.com

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Re: Error from CGI on new server by sauoq (Abbot) on Sep 05, 2002 at 21:26 UTC
You aren't printing an HTTP content-type header. Try: `#!/usr/bin/perl print "Content-type: text/plain\n\n"; print "Hello World!\n";` [download] Ovid has a Web Programming with Perl course that you might benefit from. -sauoq "My two cents aren't worth a dime.";	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Re: Perl Errors by serambin (Novice) on Sep 05, 2002 at 21:53 UTC
Deo Gratius. Pax Vobiscum I'll take your advice on the Perl refresher. Stan http://ladatahost.com	[reply]
Re: Error from CGI on new server by Ovid (Cardinal) on Sep 05, 2002 at 21:50 UTC
You forgot to print a header. `#!/usr/bin/perl -wT use strict; use CGI qw/:standard/; use CGI::Carp qw/ fatalsToBrowser /; #remove for production print header( 'text/plain' ), 'Hello, World!';` [download] Cheers, Ovid Join the Perlmonks Setiathome Group or just click on the the link and check out our stats.	[reply] [d/l]