Q5: Why do I get a 500 Internal Server Error?

Answer

A 500 error usually indicates one of these problems:

  1. Wrong permissions: Set script to 755
  2. Wrong Perl path: Check the first line of the script:
    #!/usr/bin/perl
  3. Syntax error: Test the script from command line:
    perl -c script.pl
  4. Line ending issues: Upload in ASCII mode, not binary
  5. Missing modules: Check if required Perl modules are installed
Tip: Check your server's error log for the specific error message.
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