Hmmm. I tried each of these suggestions and none of them seem to be working.

First I downloaded the 5.8.4 directories in share/perl and in lib/perl, renamed them to 5.8.8, and re-uploaded them. For this approach I also changed the "use lib" lines of my script to 5.8.8. Should I have done that?

Next I tried creating the symbolic link (I do have shell access), but that didn't work either. I changed my "use lib" lines back to 5.8.4 for this.

Last I downloaded the File::Find (it was actually File::Random, and I'm guessing you meant to write that, too?) and uploaded it (as Random.pm) into the 5.8.8 dir I'd already created in my first approach, which overwrote the version of the file that was already there.

In all instances I continued to get the 500 Internal Server Error message. Have I misinterpreted any of your suggestions, or left out a required step due to ignorance? If not, any ideas why these solutions aren't working, and/or suggestions for other approaches to try?

(Also: thank you!)

In reply to Re^2: How do I update my perlmod lib files to 5.8.8? by hawthorne
in thread How do I update my perlmod lib files to 5.8.8? by hawthorne

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