Re^2: CGI on the console

Neither CGI nor perlfaq9 offer any information on the topic of running cgi scripts from the console (i.e., from a command line typing /usr/bin/perl -w ./mycgiscript.cgi). Super Search was also of no help in locating appropriate topics (I did do at least a modicum of research before posting in the first place).

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Re^3: CGI on the console by Tanktalus (Canon) on May 10, 2005 at 02:36 UTC
Actually, CGI does have information on this. Look for the section called "DEBUGGING". I just went there, searched for "command" (as in "command line" or "commandline"), and eventually found this section. I think it has exactly the details you're looking for.	[reply]
Re^4: CGI on the console by raflach (Pilgrim) on May 10, 2005 at 02:50 UTC
Ok, Sorry, perlfaq9 has nothing but CGI does contain the info on simulating POST data. Still nothing on simulating cookies. I'm guessing it has to be an env variable... Anyone want to take a shot?	[reply]
Re^5: CGI on the console by Tanktalus (Canon) on May 10, 2005 at 03:06 UTC
My guess is either HTTP_COOKIE or COOKIE. The format seems to be something like: `COOKIE=name=value;name2=value1&value2` [download] This should be in your environment, but beware that if you're on unix, the ';' is a special character, so you need to properly escape this. This is all just a SWAG. YMMV.	[reply] [d/l]