I get the following webserver error message

Its unlikely /home/myurl/public_html/500.shtml has much to do with your program (foobar.cgi)

It looks to as if the parameters are not parsed correctly or are not being received properly. Any help greatly appreciated

That is what you guess, but guessing is a terrible way to program. Examine the data. Basic debugging checklist item 4 ( Dumper ), DebugCGI (Dumper( $cgi ))

Re^7: json return value, Re: json return value, Ovid's CGI Course, CGI Programming -> CGI Help Guide , Troubleshooting Perl CGI scripts, DebugCGI , CGI::Carp, https://metacpan.org/module/App::Module::Lister

In reply to Re^13: json return value by Anonymous Monk
in thread json return value by stenasc

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