btw: if it helps im running this script on tripod,
and for the record i read tripod (on tripod's site) doesnt care about the path to perl cuz it adds it at the top of every script anyways. also if anyone knows a free cool hosting provider that alows perl, lemme in on the secret.
extra info: tripod sed they support perl 5.0 but i dont think i used anything that would change even after 4.0