Please give as much information as you can when you ask a question.

Things like:

  • what OS are you transferring the file to.
  • How you are transferring the file
  • what is the exact error message you get from the log file when you get your 500 error (this is very important)

    • will really help us help you

    I will make some assumptions and try to help you

  • I assume you are developing on your WinXP box.
  • I assume you are transferring your file to *nix
  • I assume you are transferring the file via FTP

    • You may have a problem with your line endings. Make sure you transfer using ASCII mode and FTP will handle the line ending conversion for you (when you need conversion Mac <-> M$ <-> *nix)



    grep
    Just me, the boy and these two monks, no questions asked.

    In reply to Re: XP messing up my CGI files by grep
    in thread XP messing up my CGI files by Anonymous Monk

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