Question

Some binaries that I attach to topics fail to be created. I can upload PDF, GIF and png. I can not upload MSWord (doc) files, xls,exe,dll.

I do not see anything in the log files. The message I see in my browser is :

Software error: CGI.pm: Server closed socket during multipart read (client aborted?).

For help, please send mail to the webmaster (spamsucks@rhoderunnerPLEASENOSPAM.com), giving this error message and the time and date of the error.

Thanks for any thoughts.

• TWiki version: Version: 01 Feb 2003
• Perl version: 5.6.1
• Web server & version: Apache 2.x
• Server OS: HP-UX 11
• Web browser & version: ie 6.0.2
• Client OS: NT 4.0

-- PhillipRhodes - 07 Apr 2003

The same question has been asked in AttachFailureAgain.

That seems to be a common CGI problem (not just TWiki), a Google:Server+closed+socket+during+multipart+read search shows several questions posted but I could find no answer. Probably best to ask this question in a relevant Perl mailing list. Let us know in case you find out.

-- PeterThoeny - 08 Apr 2003

I agree with you Peter. It's definitely a CGI.pm issue, since I threw some debug statements in it that indicate that instantiating a new CGI object causes the error. I will post back if i find the answer. I have been looking...

-- PhillipRhodes - 08 Apr 2003

Answer

The problem went away by using apache 1.3.x. Evidently apache 2.x and cgi.pm have some issues.

-- PhillipRhodes - 10 Apr 2003

This problem was solved separately in AttachmentFails by upgrading CGI.pm - it would be useful to know the CGI.pm version that you have currently installed (e.g. by attaching output of testenv, which is always helpful), and (if possible) the version that you had with Apache 2.0. Were you using ModPerl? If not, Apache would not have had a built-in CGI.pm so the Apache version should not have made any difference. (This info would help in fixing testenv to recommend a CGI.pm upgrade as needed.)

-- RichardDonkin - 05 May 2003