[kerrym]

I am trying to set up a form where infomation entered can be emailed to me, but i keep getting a 500 internal server error.

Ive tried everything, the code im using is Matt's script, ive also tried code from 123-reg who i host with but still get the same error.

Ive checked:
the permissions are set correctly
#!/usr/bin/perl is at the top of my code

Please can someone help.

[kipaqra]

have you set the permission of the perl script to 755.


I had major trouble with the perl script until i set the following:

referers = ('your domail');

ie. if your domain was www.kerrym.co.uk

use, refers = ('kerrym.co.uk');

leave the recipients at:

@recipients = &fill_recipients(@referers);

and in your form use something like:

<form action="/cgi-bin/formmail.pl" method="POST">
<input type="hidden" name="recipient" value="webmaster@kerrym.co.uk"/>
<input type="hidden" name="subject" value="Website Information Request"/>
<input type="hidden" name="required" value="name,email"/>
<input type="hidden" name="redirect" value="../thankyou.html"/>

make sure two fields are named 'name & email'

create a cgi-bin folder under your 123-reg public_html root folder. place the formmail.pl script in it and set its permissions to 755

Hope that helps

[lindac]

Kipaqra - I have everything set up as in your excellent explaination, but I am getting a:

Internal Server Error

The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
Please contact the server administrator, support@supportwebsite.com and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.

Apache/1.3.33 Server at vrbointucson.com Port 80

Any more ideas?
Linda

[webhostuk]

Originally Posted by kerrym

I am trying to set up a form where infomation entered can be emailed to me, but i keep getting a 500 internal server error.

Ive tried everything, the code im using is Matt's script, ive also tried code from 123-reg who i host with but still get the same error.

Ive checked:
the permissions are set correctly
#!/usr/bin/perl is at the top of my code

Please can someone help.

Hello,

try to set the path #!/usr/bin/perl to #!/usr/local/bin/perl

check if that works.