500 error "Premature end of script headers"

sargento,

"..a PERL script th.."

Can you please post that Perl script here?

Meanwhile, i would suggest you ADD the following lines....

$|++;
print "Content-type: text/html\n\n";


......AS the 2nd line of your code.

Let me know how it goes.

THis is the test script i'm using:

#!/usr/bin/perl
$|++;
print "Content-type: text/html\n\n";


print "Hello World \n";

I'm sure that's the correct path for PERL.

I just transfered over a domain to a new isp and I'm setting everything up. I tested cgi-bin just to see and I get the above error mentioned.

sargento,

"..'m sure that's the correct path for PERL. ..."

How can you say that with certainty? Did you use the which command of UNIX to confirm the path?

".. I tested cgi-bin just to
                     see and I get the above error mentioned. ..."

Are you sure the permission on the file are ok? Are you certain that the cgi-bin directory in which you have the script is designated by the ISP as a CGI executable directory?

What is the output you get when you run the script from the command prompt?

Can you post the URL of the script that gives you this error?

Please provide as much more detail as you can.

This will help you get a more accurate answer, faster.

I did a whereis perl for the path.
I get this from the command line:

Content-type: text/html

Hello World

Here is the URL:

http://www.capoeirasj.com/cgi-bin/test.pl

The public_html and the cgi-bin are virtual directories, if that makes a difference?

It turned out to be a permissions problem. I don't know why because I set the permissions to 755 but something strange was going on the server side?

sargento,

"..It turned out to be a permissions problem. I.."

Excellent!! Glad to know you got the solution you were looking for.