Sourcing a shell script from system() will not do anything more useful than just running the script using system() - if it works at all (not sure, since source isn't a command but a shell built-in). Also, a return value of -1 from system() indicated a failure to execute the provided command.

Anyway, that's still not enough information to help you fix the problem.

Does the CGI script run as expected from the command line? What is the exact line of code you're using to run the script?And most importantly, what's in the error logs?

"What should it profit a man, if he should win a flame war, yet lose his cool?"

In reply to Re^3: calling external programs via cgi perl script by Joost
in thread calling external programs via cgi perl script by echoangel911

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