file.pl cannot be executed in CGI

I am using a web server Apache/2.0.49 (Linux/SuSE). Any file.pl cannot be executed from .cgi file via the internet browser. I tried two exactly same files one .cgi and one .pl in another web server, they work fine but not in the first server. Anyone has an idea? thanks, justin = Xiangl

Re: how to execute a perl file in cgi?

--- Xiangli Zhang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can anybody tell me how to execute a perl file in perl cgi? E.g > "test.cgi " and "file.pl", I want to add one line to execute file.pl > in test.cgi. How I can do it? There are two paths you can choose for execution: system - which executes and the

how to execute a perl file in cgi?

Can anybody tell me how to execute a perl file in perl cgi? E.g "test.cgi " and "file.pl", I want to add one line to execute file.pl in test.cgi. How I can do it? Justin Xiangli Zhang (Justin) 306-310 Decaire Street, Coquitlam BC, Canada, V3K 6X1 phone: 604-9399181 ---