Everything worked as described in the article except the Perl test file at the end. When I search http://localhost/~<my short user name>/info.pl, my browser shows "local host didn't send any data ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE".
How can I get localhost to respond? Thanks.
PS. I show perl perl5.18 and perl5.30 in /usr/bin
MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 12.6
BillyBoyS41 wrote:
I've been practicing perl with z shell and vim, and it functions as it should. I've reached the CGI chapter in the manual and want to see what happens in the browser.
When I check /opt directory, no files appear.
Edit: nevermind...
Okay, so no Homebrew here.
Does a Perl test print work when invoked (a print, without the MOD_PERL environment variable)?
print "Hello, World!\n";
Are the perl script protections on info.pl set to be accessible to the _www user?
Does placing the Perl script in the main httpd directory (and marking it as executable) work?
BillyBoyS41 wrote:
Also when I check the /usr/local/bin directory, I don't see perl. Perl only shows up in my /usr/bin directory. Not sure if that makes a difference.
Does the Perl script work when invoked locally and directly?
Homebrew on Apple silicon places its stuff under /opt/homebrew
Those are exactly the instructions I followed. The instructions work all the way through to the final connection to perl. When I check http://localhost/~myusername/info.pl, the browser shows -- localhost didn't send any data ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE.
I'm guessing perhaps something in my firewall may be preventing the proper connection. Or, it may be something entirely different.
Thanks for the help.
I've been practicing perl with z shell and vim, and it functions as it should. I've reached the CGI chapter in the manual and want to see what happens in the browser.
When I check /opt directory, no files appear.
Here is the referenced user tip: Setting up a local web server on macOS 12… - Apple Community
Also when I check the /usr/local/bin directory, I don't see perl. Perl only shows up in my /usr/bin directory. Not sure if that makes a difference.
Hmmm. Not sure what's going on. I just tried browser again and the link is working.
Like magic. Sorry for the trouble.
My thanks to Mr. Hoffman and etresoft.
ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE from web server -- re: etresoft "Setting up a local webserver on macOS 12 "Monterey"