Re: mod_perl and utf8 and CGI->param

On 9/2/14, 4:19 PM, Randal L. Schwartz wrote:

>   ## ensure utf8 CGI params:
>   $CGI::PARAM_UTF8 = 1;

Sorry to chime in late on this, but part of the problem with CGI.pm and
UTF-8 is that PARAM_UTF8 gets clobbered by a cleanup handler that CGI.pm
itself registers if its running under mod_perl.

This caused major headaches for me at one time until I figured this out.

You have to make sure to set $CGI::PARAM_UTF8 early, and FOR EVERY
REQUEST, because if you just set it globally (e.g.: in a startup perl
script), then it only works for the first request.

Regards,
Michael Schout