Apache fails to execute Perl after apt update

External Since: May 11, 2004 Posts: 6

Hi,

i just have updated my server (running with redhat 9.0) with apt update,
and it has also updated the apache httpd to version 2.0.40 (built Apr 21
2004 11:49:03). Since the update all my perl scripts fail to work. The
only error I get is "Premature end of script headers: whatever.pl". The
scripts still work properly when called through command-line.

Even such a tiny-simple test script like the one below produces this error.

#!/usr/bin/perl -w

use CGI;
my $q = new CGI();
print $q->header(-type=>'text/html',);
print "test\n";
exit;

the configuration of the server seems to be ok according to
/etc/init.d/httpd configtest

any suggestions?

regards
Maros

External Since: Nov 03, 2003 Posts: 2907

Maros Kollar <mar.removethisfornospam.os.TakeThisOut@k-1.com> wrote:
> Since the update all my perl scripts fail to work.

....and peoples asks me why I don't like 'automatic' updates...

> only error I get is "Premature end of script headers: whatever.pl"

Premature end means that your script didn't send the correct http
heades (content-type and the like).

> use CGI;

Can your script find the CGI lib? Remember that when called by
Apache he doesn't have the full path.

Davide

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