Get 500 Internal Server Error when trying to run Perl

[blooski]

I have a very simple Perl script which I have placed in the cgi-bin and set 755 permissions on and tried all the suggestions I have seen in the forum and it still errors out. Is Perl really enabled for free hosting accounts?

 

[Derek]

I think it is. Does it have mysql in it?

 

[blooski]

no, its basically just a 'Hello World' script

 

[vishal]

no, its basically just a 'Hello World' script

Try this link http://x10hosting.com/forums/free-hosting/66867-500-internal-server-error-perl-script.html
might help you

 

[blooski]

Thank you. The solution is that it needed the "-w" option on the first line:

#!/usr/bin/perl -w

instead of:

#!/usr/bin/perl

 

[Zubair]

Your problem is resolved Now. So I am going to close this thread to mark it as resolved. Feel free to create a new thread if you need more help.

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