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Test $? after the backticks commands and output "$!" if non-zero. You might also try running the cgi script from the command line.

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Re^6: running process from CGI
by kota_rocks (Initiate) on Apr 12, 2007 at 13:47 UTC
    $? is non-zero, but $! returns undef. thanks so much for you help cdrake !
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