Course: ITSE6079 CGI Programming Techniques
Instructor: Ashley Rosilier cgi@iteachu.com
Dates: Aug. 4 - Sept. 12, 2003

Lesson 4 - Script troubleshooting

Lesson Outline

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Required Reading

1. WWW: Debugging CGI Scripts 101
2. WWW: Solving a 500 Internal Server Error
3. WWW: Troubleshooting Internal Server Errors
4. WWW: Debugging CGI Applications (from Perl 5 Unleashed)
5. WWW: Debugging CGI Programs (from Teach Yourself CGI Programming with Perl5 in a Week)

Additional Resources

There are several useful debugging aids available at FreeCode.

The author of the guestbook script we're using for project 3 wrote this creative debugging guide.

CPAN has a good FAQ on perl CGI debugging, but some of it may not make sense until we cover a few more lessons. Be sure to bookmark this page for future reference.

Next Step

Take the self-quiz

Complete project 3

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