puzzling problem with POST and perl CGI (was: perl cgi)

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

Dear Monks,

I am very stuck writing a perl cgi. The problem is that when the form is submitted (using POST) the error 'Method not allowed: the requested method post is not allowed for the url'.
I checked the permissions, the url's, and changed the file extensions to .cgi. I then changed 'POST' to 'GET' and when the form was submitted the .cgi script appears on the screen! Has anyone had this problem before? Any suggestions?

Thanks :)

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Re: perl cgi by rdfield (Priest) on Nov 06, 2002 at 11:28 UTC
It looks like you're trying to run before you can walk. Please read the CGI tutorials in the Tutorials section for lots of useful information. You have to have the server set up correctly (e.g. the correct file associations) before the CGI magic can happen. rdfield	[reply]
Re: (nrd) perl cgi by newrisedesigns (Curate) on Nov 06, 2002 at 14:14 UTC
You'll need to configure something more on your server to allow your CGI files to recieve POST queries. There should be an area in your Apache (assuming that's what you're using) configuration file that allows for changing the settings you require. If you need any more help, why don't you post a follow-up? After signing up for Perl Monks, of course. Good luck. John J Reiser newrisedesigns.com	[reply]
Re: perl cgi by Callum (Chaplain) on Nov 06, 2002 at 14:26 UTC
Your web server needs to know that the file you're POSTing to is a cgi file, check the cgi-script handler (in srm.conf?) eg: `AddHandler cgi-script .cgi`	[reply] [d/l]
Re: puzzling problem with POST and perl CGI (was: perl cgi) by Anonymous Monk on Nov 06, 2002 at 19:51 UTC
Sounds like this is a IIS server. If i remember i ran into this once too with an old version of IIS. As it turned out It didnt support the POST method. I'de look at your server, or just run this as a get, if you dont want the whole ?var=xx at the end of the url, just put the thing in a frame and do a redirect. Digital G	[reply]