Anyone who's good at CGI please help!

[Paulson]

I've been having problems with the pichosting site and if anyone could shed light on the problem I'd be more than happy to fix it

link to the thread I created in software forums since it pertains to apache

thanks a lot...

 

[vetteguy]

Usually a "premature end of script header" in a cgi script means you forgot a semi-colon somewhere. At least that's what usually happens to me. I do a lot of cgi programming where I work, maybe I could help you out. No promises though!

 

[Paulson]

if I emailed you the members.cgi file would you look at it for me? I'd really appreciate it...

 

[notfred]

two basic problems:

1) your script doesn't compile, typically a missing bracket, quote mark, semicolon, etc.
2) Your script doesn't print the http header.

if your script runs fine from the command line, it's most likely the second one. If not, most likely the first one (and your perl interpreter should tell you which line the problem is on)

 

[Paulson]

I'm really not that smart with any of this stuff...

could I send you the file and perhaps you could find it notfred? I hate to beg for it, i feel stupid in reguards to me not knowing this

 

[notfred]

YGPM

 

[Francodman]

How do you honestly expect to run a site using CGI without knowing how to manipulate the code?

 

[Paulson]

I'm the server man, I know hardware and linux to an extent... past that, I'm screwed

 

[notfred]

Works ok on my machine. I'd have to be logged into your server to test it any farther.

 

[Paulson]

YHPM..

 

[bmacd]

DOIHPM?

-=bmacd=-

 

[vetteguy]

Originally posted by: Paulson
if I emailed you the members.cgi file would you look at it for me? I'd really appreciate it...

Sure. I'm not saying I'm a GOOD cgi programmer, though.