Catching Apache error with a Perl script

[PapaBear]

Hi y'all,

I'm handling Apache errors through seperate shtml files. That surely looks
better than the standard error pages by the browser etc. I did this by
coding in httpd.conf lines like:

ErrorDocument 403 http://levi.prodeo/errors/err_403.shtml
ErrorDocument 404 http://levi.prodeo/errors/err_404.shtml
ErrorDocument 405 http://levi.prodeo/errors/err_405.shtml

etcetera.
Now, I would like to handle those through a Perl script file.
For that purpose I coded in httpd.conf lines like:

ErrorDocument 404 http://levi.prodeo/cgi-bin/http_err.pl?err=403
ErrorDocument 404 http://levi.prodeo/cgi-bin/http_err.pl?err=404
ErrorDocument 405 http://levi.prodeo/cgi-bin/http_err.pl?err=405

It does not complain about this URL, but the big question is:

How do I get that error number into my Perl program?
Please spare me the CPAN modules, I think they're overweight. I'd like to
see what I'm coding, so simple solutions if possible...

Tnx in advance,

PapaBear

-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
Version: 3.1
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N++ !o !K w !O M- V? PS->$ PE+(-) Y+ PGP t+ 5? !X R- tv b+(+++) DI? !D G(-)
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------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
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__________________________________
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[PapaBear]

Brian Wakem <[e-mail]> schreef in berichtnieuws
bh************@ID-112158.news.uni-berlin.de...

my ($error_number) = $ENV{QUERY_STRING} =~ /err=(\d+)/;

That works like a charm, tnx a lot Brian!

___________________________________
Never mind the Bear, beware of papa...

-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
Version: 3.1
GAT/CS/CM/O d+(--) s++:+>: a? C++(+++)$ UL++(+++) P++>+++ L++>+++ E- W+++$
N++ !o !K w !O M- V? PS->$ PE+(-) Y+ PGP t+ 5? !X R- tv b+(+++) DI? !D G(-)
!e h---- r+++ y?
------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
http://www.geekcode.com

[Tony]

"PapaBear" <Pa******@Filternet.nl> wrote in message news:<bhvk23$d56$1@news>...

Hi y'all,

I'm handling Apache errors through seperate shtml files. That surely looks
better than the standard error pages by the browser etc. I did this by
coding in httpd.conf lines like:

ErrorDocument 403 http://levi.prodeo/errors/err_403.shtml
ErrorDocument 404 http://levi.prodeo/errors/err_404.shtml
ErrorDocument 405 http://levi.prodeo/errors/err_405.shtml

etcetera.
Now, I would like to handle those through a Perl script file.
For that purpose I coded in httpd.conf lines like:

ErrorDocument 404 http://levi.prodeo/cgi-bin/http_err.pl?err=403
ErrorDocument 404 http://levi.prodeo/cgi-bin/http_err.pl?err=404
ErrorDocument 405 http://levi.prodeo/cgi-bin/http_err.pl?err=405

It does not complain about this URL, but the big question is:

How do I get that error number into my Perl program?
Please spare me the CPAN modules, I think they're overweight. I'd like to
see what I'm coding, so simple solutions if possible...

Tnx in advance,

PapaBear

-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
Version: 3.1
GAT/CS/CM/O d+(--) s++:+>: a? C++(+++)$ UL++(+++) P++>+++ L++>+++ E- W+++$
N++ !o !K w !O M- V? PS->$ PE+(-) Y+ PGP t+ 5? !X R- tv b+(+++) DI? !D G(-)
!e h---- r+++ y?
------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
http://www.geekcode.com
__________________________________
Never mind the bear, beware of Papa!

if you are calling the page like http://levi.prodeo/cgi-bin/http_err.pl?err=405
I would have though that you could just do something like this

#!/usr/bin/perl

use CGI qw(:standard);

$ErrorCode = param('err');

## do what ever on value of $ErrorCode
Regards

Tony