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1) explain how you're running the perl program, mod_cgi, FCGI, mod_perl, mod_perlite.... what? 2) check the logs :)
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Re^4: $cgi->param() values are not updated instantly when read in a subroutine
by Lukas (Initiate) on Mar 09, 2011 at 13:48 UTC
    The server is pretty much a standard installation of Debian 5.0.7. I work within the /cgi-bin/ directory of ePrints Version 3.2.4 (a kind of CMS) that was automatically created when I installed the package from here http://files.eprints.org/580/

    When there is an internal server error, I see the following line at the bottom:

    Apache/2.2.9 (Debian) PHP/5.2.6-1+lenny9 with Suhosin-Patch mod_python/3.3.1 Python/2.5.2 mod_perl/2.0.4 Perl/v5.10.0

    I didn't mess much around so I can't tell you about most of the things.
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      The server is pretty much a standard installation...

      due to cgi-bin, I'll assume you're running under mod_cgi

      Although, seeing how your program seems to misbehave, that probably isn't the case.

      And there are no warnings in the server logs??

      Try this

      Read more... program (1341 Bytes)
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        I'm currently on the way, so I don't have all data available. However, I had a peek at the logs and I read something about $cgi (and maybe others) that it will not stay shared or so. I think its the thing described here: http://www.webreference.com/programming/perl/subroutines/2.html (at the end of "Private Variables and Nested Subroutines"). I'll have a look at it tomorrow. Thank you for your help so far.
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