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Running a PERL CGI script in NETSCAPE ENTERPRISE SERVER in Win NT
I have set up a Netscape Enterpriser Server 3.5.1 based site on a Windows NT system. I've installed Perl for Win32 to run CGI scripts. I have the CGI scripts named with extension .pl. I have associated the extension to perl executable thru winfile and with options/new type in explorer .
I have put a cgi script in folder c:\web\cgi-bin\ and made it the CGI directory in NES' Settings (also tried making the folder as WINCGI folder, SHELLCGI folder etc).
On making a request, to the CGI script thru a browser client to the server, it is not working.
I get the following error msg.
When perl file is made CGI pgs thru CGI directory :
Message sent to the client browser:
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Server Error
This server has encountered an internal error which prevents it from fulfilling your request. The most likely
cause is a misconfiguration. Please ask the administrator to look for messages in the server's error log.
Message seen in the error log of NES.
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[28/Oct/1999:18:18:12] failure: for host 192.168.191.177 trying to GET /cgi-bin/test.perl, send-cgi reports: could not send new process (Error Number is unknown)
[28/Oct/1999:18:18:12] failure: cgi_send:cgi_start_exec c:\web\cgi-bin\test.perl failed
However, the same script when run on the UNIX version of NETSCAPE ENTERPRISE SERVER, it works without any problem.
It would be helpful,iIf anyone can provide me an answer.
Thanx
Vetri
I have put a cgi script in folder c:\web\cgi-bin\ and made it the CGI directory in NES' Settings (also tried making the folder as WINCGI folder, SHELLCGI folder etc).
On making a request, to the CGI script thru a browser client to the server, it is not working.
I get the following error msg.
When perl file is made CGI pgs thru CGI directory :
Message sent to the client browser:
--------------------------
Server Error
This server has encountered an internal error which prevents it from fulfilling your request. The most likely
cause is a misconfiguration. Please ask the administrator to look for messages in the server's error log.
Message seen in the error log of NES.
--------------------------
[28/Oct/1999:18:18:12] failure: for host 192.168.191.177 trying to GET /cgi-bin/test.perl, send-cgi reports: could not send new process (Error Number is unknown)
[28/Oct/1999:18:18:12] failure: cgi_send:cgi_start_exec c:\web\cgi-bin\test.perl failed
However, the same script when run on the UNIX version of NETSCAPE ENTERPRISE SERVER, it works without any problem.
It would be helpful,iIf anyone can provide me an answer.
Thanx
Vetri
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Hi,
Actually, I created my CGI with both the extensions .pl and .perl
To be clear, I named them .pl and associated perl.exe to .pl file extensions once and later named the scripts with .perl extension and associated the extension to perl.exe and tried to execute the CGI script.
In both the cases, the output of the cgi script failed to be sent to the client by the server.
Actually, I created my CGI with both the extensions .pl and .perl
To be clear, I named them .pl and associated perl.exe to .pl file extensions once and later named the scripts with .perl extension and associated the extension to perl.exe and tried to execute the CGI script.
In both the cases, the output of the cgi script failed to be sent to the client by the server.
ASKER