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"Internal Server Error"- This does not necessarily mean that the server is misconfigured; in fact, it usually means that a CGI script a user has installed is not functioning correctly, and the server is detecting this. Common causes are: the file is not executable, there is a malformed header, or it is has an incorrect path reference when using a Server Side Include. Also make sure there are no control characters included in the script by using 'Ascii' mode when uploading.

Another most common error is the settings on the cgi-bin folder and the .htaccess file. Make sure that these setting are correct before trying to operate your scripts from the cgi-bin. The cgi-bin folder should have a chmod setting of 755 and the .htaccess file should have a chmod setting of 644. If any of these settings is in correct your scripts will not work.

Make sure you have your path to Perl listed correctly in the script, and the HTML code of the page correctly refers to the script.

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