Hi folks,

I've got a very strange problem. I'm working on a database search application - it's based on a foundation I've written and debugged for a while now. I have a very wierd problem: I've got basic database output which has a header row, and then rows for individual records. The header row is hotlinked so you can sort the output by that field. The first column values of the records are hotlinked to send you to see the full record. This has worked fine for a while. I've moved the script to a new server, and the links result in an internal server error. However, when I manually type in the same information into my browser, it works fine! (the links look like: http://www.somewhere.com/cgi-bin/whatever.cgi?output=list&sort=user - or similar)

I'd use the error logs to debug, except on this server I can't get access to them. There are no syntax errors or warnings. The same exact script on a different server works fine.

Suggestions? (for info, and to head off possible questions: yes I'm using CGI, yes I'm using perl -w and strict.)

In reply to Very wierd CGI behavior by michellem

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