CGI queries and their solutions.
For some reasons I cannot execute and run my CGI/Perl script. Why do I get a 500 Error Page?Follow the following steps:
Archive for Perl Tutorials
What is mod_perl?
Mod-Perl is an add-on for the Apache web server software, which makes it possible to use the Perl language to add new features for the Apache server, and to increase the speed of Perl applications by as much as 30 times. In other words mod_perl is a perl interpreter which is built into the Apache web server. Mod_perl brings together Apache and Perl, two of the most powerful and mature technologies available to the online world today.
For CGI/PERL script issues
1. Upload all CGI/Perl files in the ‘cgi-bin’ directory, which is in the ‘public_html’ directory.2. Check Permissions for “cgi-bin” directory. (It should be 755)
CPAN
CPAN stands for Comprehensive Perl Archive Network. It is a canonical location for Perl code and modules & a source for for knowledge, software and documentation for the Perl programming language.
ImageMagick
ImageMagick is free software delivered as a ready-to-run binary distribution or as source code that can be freely used, copied, modified and distributed. Its license is compatible with the GPL. It runs on all major operating systems. The functionality of ImageMagick is typically utilized from the command line or the features can be used from programs written in any programming language.
