Testing a server

Jim Shilt posted this at 14:31 — 1st November 2000.

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Hello again,

I have put this script in the following directory
shoutingrock.org/cgi-bin/

The script is called test.pl

#!/perl/perl

print "test";

The perl executable is at shoutingrock.org/perl/perl.exe
This is a hidden virtual directory.

If the ISP installed perl correctly should this run?

My goal in life is found in Phillipians 4:8-9
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voicebox posted this at 17:14 — 1st November 2000.

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The path you have specified would not work, because perl is always stored on your ISP as either /usr/bin/perl or /usr/local/bin/perl. Try changing the line at the top of your script to one of these two.

Also, you need to write a Content-type: text/html header fr that script to work. Here is an amended version:

#!/usr/bin/perl (or #!/usr/local/bin/perl)
print "Content-type: text/html\n\n";
print "test";

Ted S posted this at 23:42 — 1st November 2000.

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Since you mention perl.exe, I asusme you are on an NT server and therefore perl is NOT located in /usr/bin/perl or such.

The first and most important thing you you need to do is ask your host how perl is called. #!/perl/perl may work, but you may need to link to /perl/perl.exe or something totally different, depending on how iis is mapped.

You will also want to add a content header before you print anything. To do so, add the code print "Content-type: text/html\n\n";

Enjoy and good luck!

Ted S

Mark Hensler posted this at 07:00 — 2nd November 2000.