CGI Error

[brad75]

Hi guys, I'm getting the following error when I hit the submit button on a form I created:

"The specified CGI application misbehaved by not returning a complete set of HTTP headers. The headers it did return are:"

i've checked my path to the perl script and everything seems fine..actually, this form was working fine just a couple of days ago, and something weird happened and threw it off... any help will be very much appreciated..... Eliza Gyampoh
N/L Tech

http://www.nl-tech.com

 

[toolkit]

You need to make sure the first lines your CGI script returns are:
[tt]
Content-type: text/html
<blank line>
[/tt]
Cheers, Neil

 

[goBoating]

If Neil's tip does not fix it.....

a syntax error in your perl code will cause the same effect. Bad syntax -> code does not run -> no headers.

Try copying your code to your local machine and do
prompt>perl -c your_code.cgi <return>

That will show any syntax errors or return your prompt. Fix any errors and try again.

Also, if your code is making use of any system resources (like writing to a file), make sure it has sufficient permissions to do the trick.

HTH

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[brad75]

thanx a lot Neil and HTH, i'm going to follow ur steps...will elt u know what happens..thanx guys Eliza Gyampoh
N/L Tech

http://www.nl-tech.com