I am having a problem with the %ENV hash, particularily with the REMOTE_USER. Whenever I enter a cgi script via a regular link, REMOTE_USER is an element of the hash. But if I enter that same page through a form submittal (i.e. a form on that page that submits to itself), REMOTE_USER is no longer an element in the %ENV hash. The rest of the hash is intact though.
Although REMOTE_USER is not an element, I don't get an unauthorized error. So the system still knows that I am in .htpasswd
I need to get the REMOTE_USER for some manipulations in MySQL.
Any ideas why REMOTE_USER disappears when entering a perl script via a form, but authentication is still valid?.