This is a follow-up to my previous post requesting help with
the subject combination. In the first post, I listed the content of a simple web
page passing a short string to a simple CGI script. I very probably should have
stated this the first time around, but the page and script work fine if the
script is served from the web server provided by the author of the book where
these beginner examples are published. So, I don't believe the script itself is
the problem.
I have tried some suggestions offered by helpful people with
the following results:
"Put the complete URL of the Web Server being asked to serve
the CGI in the action line of the web page."
Works correctly if I use the book author's URL, still fails
when I try to use my local Xitami installation (get a blank page)
"Active Perl only interprets .pl files, not
.cgi."
Changed the extension of animal.cgi to animal.pl. No
difference noted. Still get a blank page. If I change the extension on the
simple, self-contained script that *will* run, it runs equally well with either
.cgi or .pl as the extension.
"Study the Xitami ducumentation for settings that might accect
your situation."
I've looked at the documentation for both Xitami and
ActivePerl, and (probably because I very inexperienced) don't see anything that
looks like a possible solution. ActivePerl *claims* to automatically configure
Xitami during installation, but I suspect the configuration is not quite
complete.
Other symptoms noted:
Sometimes, after a failed attempt to call a CGI from a web
page, the Xitami icon in my system tray has changed from green to yellow. On
other occasions, the icon is still green after a failed attempt, but Xitami has
"stopped responding".
Other things tried:
I have syntax checked the offending scripts in Perl and no
errors are reported.
I'm probably not describing all this very well, so if there is
other specific information needed for further analysis, please tell me and I'll
try to get it.
Any suggestions much appreciated!
