script works, but shows error

[David Bruno]

Hi,
I'm using this script to copy one directory into another:

#!/usr/bin/perl
$from = "/full/path/to/source";
$to = "/full/path/to/destination";
`cp -R $from $to`;
print "Done";

The directory gets copied, but the browser diplays a 500 error
instead of "Done". why would this be?

thanks,
David

 

[Jürgen Exner]

Hi,
I'm using this script to copy one directory into another:

#!/usr/bin/perl
$from = "/full/path/to/source";
$to = "/full/path/to/destination";
`cp -R $from $to`;
print "Done";

The directory gets copied, but the browser diplays a 500 error
instead of "Done". why would this be?

Please see "perldoc -q 500"

jue

 

[James Willmore]

Hi,
I'm using this script to copy one directory into another:

#!/usr/bin/perl
$from = "/full/path/to/source";
$to = "/full/path/to/destination";
`cp -R $from $to`;
print "Done";

The directory gets copied, but the browser diplays a 500 error
instead of "Done". why would this be?

perldoc -q 'cgi'
and
http://www.perl.org/troubleshooting_CGI.html

Read these and if you have any further questions, post them here.

HTH

--
Jim

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Churchill

 

[Jürgen Exner]

perldoc -q 'cgi'
and
http://www.perl.org/troubleshooting_CGI.html

Read these and if you have any further questions, post them here.

Actually no. Rather ask in a newsgroup that actually deals with CGI

jue

 

[Tad McClellan]

The directory gets copied, but the browser diplays a 500 error
instead of "Done". why would this be?

Because you are not outputting any headers.