[plug] Apache/Perl

[Anne Busby]

On 10 Feb 2002, Kim Covil wrote:

> Either you haven't restarted apache and so the new configuration
> settings have not taken effect yet and it is trying to get you to save
> the .pl file itself or the script may not be sending the correct HTTP
> headers and it is trying to get you to save the results of running the
> script...
was done
> Try running 'lynx -head <url>' and look for a 'Content-Type: ....' line
>
> if that line isn't text/html or something else the browser knows to
> render internally it will just ask you where to save it...

unfortunately it happens on the 3 or 4 call to the script - which using
includes and custom .pm files. (and lynx just returns 'false' at the
bottom of the screen and re-displays the original page)

> Depending on how complex the script is you might be able to fix it
> simply by adding the line 'print "Content-Type: text/html\n\n";' near
> the top of it...
yes, the script has this line

> Cheers
>
> Kim
>
> On Sun, 2002-02-10 at 17:11, Anne Busby wrote:
> >
> > Hi Guys,
> >
> > I am trying to run an app that uses perl to create its web interface, more
> > often than not the browser (Opera/Netscape) prompts me to open/save the
> > file rather than just displaying it.
> >
> > Do I have my apache settings stuffed up for this to happen ?
> >
> > The app just said to add 'AddHandle cgi-script pl' and to create an alias
> > and directory entry for the app dir.
> >
> >
> > Anne Busby
> > E-Mail: anne at busby.net
> > Web:    http://www.busby.net
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