You are correct - I had not actually attempted to use the HTTP::Server::Simple module until after your note - and the documentation is very sparse, although it does work, you do need to subclass it, to get anything useful. I apologise for misleading you - what I saw in the minimal documentation made it look appealing.

If you get into trouble with Corion's 100-liner, you can try the better documented HTTP::Daemon, which documents code for a minimal web server.

Your original post WAS clear enough - I just liked the idea of a ready-made (browser) client, and a simple, fast web server for your problem space.

     "For every complex problem, there is a simple answer ... and it is wrong." --H.L. Mencken

In reply to Re^3: Using Perl as a front-end and a back-end to HTML -- is it possible? by NetWallah
in thread Using Perl as a front-end and a back-end to HTML -- is it possible? by liverpole

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