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Question
I need to test out a HTML form which has a cgi script to it on my Windows PC.
I tested the cgi out on command line and no error was returned.
However, when I tested out the HTML form on browser and click the Submit button, instead of displaying the intended HTML response, it simply displays the cgi contents.
May I know if there's something I'm doing wrong or am I not allowed to test forms on Windows?
Hi Filzah,
You'll need to run an actual webserver to run the CGI. If it's a Perl scripts, you'll need to download a perl interpreter for windows.
Apache is open source and free, so you could install that in Windows and use it as your test server.
Justin
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Justin Wheeler
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