Perl

Output Errors to Browser

Perl will almost always send a 500 error when something goes wrong. You can get some advanced error reporting with more detail by adding the following to the Perl file in use:

use CGI::Carp qw/fatalsToBrowser/;

Place this code just below the shebang or hashbang at the top of the file. Now call or run the script and you'll usually receive a more detailed error.

Path to Perl

The top line of any Perl file on our server should start with a shebang or hashbang and the path to Perl. For the servers we use you will want to set the following at the top of the Perl file:

#!/usr/bin/perl