OK, thanks very much for the help so far. I've implemented most of these suggestions, but the problem persists.

1. I've stopped using CGI and "fatalsToBrowser".
2. I've eliminate the "die" portion of the connect string.
3. I contacted my web hosting provider, but got a terse "we don't debug code" type of reply.
4. I re-uploaded the code after running dos2unix.

Some more info: the connection line is 

my $dbh = DBI->connect('dbi:mysql:database=<i>dbname</i>;host=localhos
+t','<i>uname</i>','<i>pword</i>');

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If I mangle the first argument, I get a "Can't connect to database" error, just like I should. If I mangle either of the other two arguments, I get the same results as in my original message, a blank Firefox document or a "This page cannot be displayed" IE error. This time, however, the following lines appear in my error log (the Apache error log): 
Use of uninitialized value in split at usr/local/lib/perl/5.8.4/Apache
+.pm line 172.

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Stil stumped, but again, thanks for the help so far. Kevin

In reply to Re^2: dbh connections: stumped! by kevin
in thread dbh connections: stumped! by kevin

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