From: Irv Mullins <irv.mullins@...>
Date: 2002-05-11T06:23:49+09:00
Subject: Re: Premature end of script headers

ccos wrote:

> hello,
> i'm new to ruby, unix, apache, and cgi, so i feel like i'm wrestling a
> four headed dragon, well more like wrestling a three headed dragon and
> patting a friendly goat.
> i keep getting:
> Premature end of script headers: /Library/WebServer/CGI-
> Executables/cgiTrial2.cgi
> in my apache error log.
> im running os x with Marc Liyanage's distro, freshly installed.
> i don't think it's not a permissions problem, the file is chmod 755'd.
> my file is called cgiTrial2.cgi and contains:
> 
> #!/usr/local/bin ruby             <<  i think this is right?

First find out where it is:
>which ruby
/usr/bin/ruby

Then, for me, at least, I had to change the first line 
to: 
#!/usr/bin/ruby (get rid of the space before ruby)

and it works.

Regards,
Irv