# OO method for error to STDERR uisng 'warn' # which under mod_perl/Apache is your # default error_log sub error_to_log { my ($self,$error,$override) = @_; if ($self->_debug() || $override) { warn "$error\n"; } } #### $object->error_to_log("I made it this far, I can't believe it"); #### $object->error_to_log("Date: $date Variable: $var",1); #### # $debug is a global variable # you will need to assign sub error_to_log { my ($error,$override) = @_; if ($debug || $override) { warn "$error\n"; } } #### &error_to_log("Error message");