WWW::Mechanize::Firefox and MozRepl

Question

I wrote some code with help from examples but when I run it I'm getting error in Ubuntu Server 12.04.2 LTS:

Failed to connect to , problem connecting to "localhost", port 4242: Connection refused at /usr/local/share/perl/5.14.2/MozRepl/Client.pm line 144

How can i fix this ?

#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;
use WWW::Mechanize::Firefox;
use HTTP::Cookies;

my $username = "test";
my $password = "t3st";

my $mech = WWW::Mechanize::Firefox->new();
$mech->get("http://test.com/login.php"); print "Logging, Please Wait.\n";
$mech->submit_form(
    form_number => 0,
    fields => {
        username => "$username",
        password => "$password",
    }
);

this isn't a Perl question. Your problem is either: 1., that no service (such as mozrepl) is listening on localhost port 4242, or 2., that your firewall is blocking or manipulating localhost traffic on port 4242 in such a way that connections to it immediately fail. — Julian Fondren, May 25 '13 at 02:33

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered May 25 '13 at 04:38

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Install MozRepl firefox add-on on your firefox
Once installed, start the MozRepl in your firefox as below:

Tools->MozRepl->Start
Confirm that MozRepl is listening on port 4242 as below:

netstat -anp | grep firefox

tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:4242 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1438/firefox

Good Luck !!

Note: I am not able to format this answer properly as SO formatting is not working as expected.

answered May 25 '13 at 04:38

slayedbylucifer

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Under cygwin, the -p option for netstat expects a protocol specification, so -anp gives no output. You cannot grep firefox because netstat -an does not print the process name. So instead, use netstat -an | grep 4242 – Phil Goetz Jan 23 '14 at 03:21
Better yet, telnet localhost 4242 – Phil Goetz Jan 23 '14 at 03:28
@PhilGoetz, Never used Cygwin ever in my life. Thanks for the info. – slayedbylucifer Jan 23 '14 at 04:14

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 23 '14 at 03:20

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It is important to add to the answers above that since version 18, Firefox no longer displays the "Tools" menu unless you type the F10 key, or select "Options -> Menu bar".

answered Jan 23 '14 at 03:20

Phil Goetz

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 24 '13 at 16:31

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Do you have the mozrepl plugin installed and enabled and configured for port 4242?

answered May 24 '13 at 16:31

ysth

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WWW::Mechanize::Firefox and MozRepl

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netstat -anp | grep firefox