500 error perl cgi script

Symptoms

When browsing to a Perl/CGI script, you encounter an internal server error.

Description

The error occurs when the script has one or more errors that need to be corrected.

Workaround

1. Access the server's command line via SSH or "Terminal" in cPanel.
2. Open the script in your preferred text editor.
3. Ensure the path to the Perl interpreter is correct.

   #!/usr/bin/perl

4. Ensure that the Content-type header is present.

   print "Content-type: text/html\n\n";

5. Save the changes and exit the text editor.