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It's worse than that - your code doesn't even compile.

Global symbol "$ua" requires explicit package name at 1089058.pl line +9. Global symbol "$ua" requires explicit package name at 1089058.pl line +10. Global symbol "$req" requires explicit package name at 1089058.pl line + 11. Global symbol "$req" requires explicit package name at 1089058.pl line + 12. Global symbol "$res" requires explicit package name at 1089058.pl line + 13. Global symbol "$ua" requires explicit package name at 1089058.pl line +13. Global symbol "$req" requires explicit package name at 1089058.pl line + 13. Global symbol "$res" requires explicit package name at 1089058.pl line + 14. Execution of 1089058.pl aborted due to compilation errors.

But, once I fixed those, it works fine for me using real values for $host and $port. As taint says, check the error log on your local server to see where the problem lies.

Update: Parent post has been altered and the source now compiles as-is.