the script should be executable for the webserver. But, AFAIK if isn't, you won't get that error.

also: when you get the "premature end of headers" error, the webserver's error log can contain additional useful information (like what is received when it expects the header - generally the error is triggered by code that sends out messages/content before/while sending the header block)

update: you should never use &subname; without parentheses to call a subroutine unless you know why that's a special case, and if you're using parentheses it's always safe to leave off the &, so IMO it's generally a good habit leave off the & and use parentheses where it makes sense, like subname()

"What should it profit a man, if he should win a flame war, yet lose his cool?"

In reply to Re^3: a classic : 'Premature end of script headers' problem by Joost
in thread a classic : 'Premature end of script headers' problem by hmbscully

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