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How to set the message displayed when a Perl Script fails compilation? Nigel 03-14-2009
Posted by Nigel on March 14, 2009, 9:32 pm
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Hi all,

I'm sure this is glaringly obvious to those in the know, but my
efforts to find the answer have failed.

My problem is with the message that is displayed in a web browser when
a script fails compilation. At the moment I'm getting this:

For help, please send mail to the webmaster ([no address given]),
giving this error message and the time and date of the error.

At least, I'd like to know how to set the email address for the
webmaster instead of no address given.

Ideally I'd like to handle the failed compilation in some way that
would allow me to display a friendly page to my visitor and send me an
email to alert me to the problem.

Has anyone got any ideas? Apart that is from not uploading scripts
that don't compile! ;-)

Thanks in advance,

Nigel

Posted by A. Sinan Unur on March 14, 2009, 9:37 pm
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bcb571f7678a@w34g2000yqm.googlegroups.com:

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Maybe you should read the documentation for the HTTP server you are using.

Sinan
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Posted by Gunnar Hjalmarsson on March 15, 2009, 3:37 am
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Nigel wrote:
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Assuming Apache, this might be helpful:
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/core.html#errordocument

Redirect to another script (that compiles...) and have it both send an
email alert to you and print a friendly message.

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Posted by Krishna Chaitanya on March 15, 2009, 2:59 pm
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Hi, I don't know if this is going to help you....but read up on
fatalsToBrowser ...

Posted by Gunnar Hjalmarsson on March 15, 2009, 3:36 pm
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Krishna Chaitanya wrote:
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That feature

1) might reveal sensitive information,

2) does typically not display "a friendly page" to a visitor, and

3) does not alert the script author if the error happens when a visitor
uses the script.

In short, it's not what the OP asked for.

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