I can see my perl code - script isn't executing

Anonymous Monk has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Replies are listed 'Best First'.
Re: I can see my perl code - script isn't executing by ikegami (Patriarch) on May 16, 2008 at 21:07 UTC
I can see my perl code and not the execution. That's a server configuration issue. It needs to know that files in a certain directory or with a certain extension are to be treated as CGI scripts. Consult your web service's documentation, their tech support, or your server's configuration documentation if you run your own server.	[reply]
Re: I can see my perl code - script isn't executing by Joost (Canon) on May 16, 2008 at 22:01 UTC
As stated above, you need to have your webserver configured so that it executes your file as a CGI script. Assuming you're using apache, see this page. In short: make sure your script is executable by the webserver (usually `chmod 755 scriptname` and the same for the path it's in), and that either ExecCGI option is enabled for the path and that the script's extension has a cgi-script handler or that the directory the script is in has a ScriptAlias directive. "What should it profit a man, if he should win a flame war, yet lose his cool?"	[reply] [d/l]
Re: I can see my perl code - script isn't executing by psini (Deacon) on May 16, 2008 at 20:35 UTC
I had a similar problem once or twice and took me ages to find out that if you edit a file on (most) windows editor and then try to run it on linux, the extra <LF> at end of line prevents the correct interpretation of #!/usr/bin/perl Rule One: Do not act incautiously when confronting a little bald wrinkly smiling man.	[reply]
Re^2: I can see my perl code - script isn't executing by Bloodnok (Vicar) on May 17, 2008 at 13:08 UTC
... but this not unexpectedly, normally results in a 'not found' error being returned by the shell. At last, a user level that best describes my experience :-))	[reply]
Re: I can see my perl code - script isn't executing by cLive ;-) (Prior) on May 16, 2008 at 22:18 UTC
Run your script using ./scriptname.pl (rather than "perl scriptname.pl") - if it fails, check shebang line and permissions. Otherwise, tail your apache logs and see what they say. Check ExecCGI is enabled for the directory, Also check conf files (including any .htaccess files in the path to script).	[reply]
Re: I can see my perl code - script isn't executing by Anonymous Monk on May 16, 2008 at 20:45 UTC
Psini, Thanks so much for your response, but I didn't paste this from a windows document. I just used vi and typed up the script. I went back and deleted the first line and then typed it in again just to make sure. I am still getting the same problem.	[reply]
Re^2: I can see my perl code - script isn't executing by psini (Deacon) on May 16, 2008 at 20:52 UTC
Did you try to exec it from command line? If it works, the problem probably is in apache configuration Two suggestions: (1) if the file is the wrong dir apache may be not allowed to execute it. (2) I know it is stupid but are you sure that file has eXecute permission for apache user? Rule One: Do not act incautiously when confronting a little bald wrinkly smiling man.	[reply]
Re: I can see my perl code - script isn't executing by Bloodnok (Vicar) on May 17, 2008 at 13:14 UTC
Further to the above suggestions, does the perl binary have at least 755 permissions - altho' the script may be readable by everyone, the compiler/interpreter may not. Just a thought ... At last, a user level that best describes my experience :-))	[reply]
Re^2: I can see my perl code - script isn't executing by Anonymous Monk on May 18, 2008 at 09:57 UTC
If that were the case he'd get some kind of permission denied error, not a dump	[reply]
Re^3: I can see my perl code - script isn't executing by Bloodnok (Vicar) on May 18, 2008 at 17:24 UTC
He doesn't say he's getting a dump. At last, a user level that best describes my experience :-))	[reply]