Debugging CGI Using ptkdb
Date : September 24, 2004
ptkdb is a graphical Perl debugger. To use it when debugging command line scripts is very straight forward. Just type in the command line:
perl -d:ptkdb script.pl
and you’re good to go.
However, using it to debug CGIs needs some tweaking to your CGI source. Replace the usual
#!/usr/bin/perlline at the top of the CGI script with this one:
#!/usr/bin/perl -d:ptkdb BEGIN {$ENV{DISPLAY} = "$ENV{REMOTE_ADDR}:0.0";}
Go to your browser and invoke your CGI and a debugger window should pop up.
Tags:
Perl
