How do I call another Perl CGI script within a CGI script?

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I have a Perl CGI script that creates a login screen, i.e. user name and password.

I want, after successful login, the user to be redirected to the next action within the application (another Perl CGI script).

What is the command to redirect one CGI script or to an HTML page?

Quentin · Accepted Answer · 2009-11-24 11:49:39Z

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In HTTP terms you should have your program output a 302 or 303 status code and a Location header.

If you are using CGI.pm then you can use the redirect method to achieve this.

answered Nov 24, 2009 at 11:49

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:07:10Z

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An example using CGI as David Dorward mentions.

use CGI;

if (redirect_needed) {
    # If redirect is desired, don't print headers...
    print CGI->redirect("http://some.other.url/");
    exit; 
}

# If no redirect is desired...
print CGI->header();
# etc...

edited May 23, 2017 at 12:07

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answered Nov 24, 2009 at 12:08

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gath Over a year ago

But if you call anything like CGI->header() before the redirect, the redirect method does not work.

Adam Bellaire Over a year ago

@gath: Correct. Actions like sending redirects, setting cookies, and setting the content-type of your output are all actions that must occur in the HTTP headers, which in turn must be the first output from your script to STDOUT.

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