Hello World in CGI

[thanawala27]

Hi,

I came across this code..n tried using it...but was not able to run it...

file: hello.cgi

#!/usr/local/bin/perl
 
use CGI;
$q = new CGI;
 
print $q->header;
 
$q->start_html('Hello World');
$q->h1('Hello World');
$q->end_html;
 

any help is appreciated.

thanks.

[KevinADC]

what happens when you try and run it? Do you get an error message or what?

Make sure this line is correct for your server:

#!/usr/local/bin/perl

or try:

#!/usr/bin/perl

make sure to chmod to 755 if necessary, you can do that with your control panel if you have one, or an FTP apllication or by shelling into the server. If you are on windows there is no need to chmod.

If you are uploading this to a remote server make sure to transfer the file in ASCII (text) mode. See your FTP applications help files for details.

If you are trying on your local PC from a browser, you need an http server installed and configured to run CGI scripts.

[savanm]

Hi,

use CGI::Carp qw(warningsToBrowser fatalsToBrowser);---->include this line

And tel What error it shows.