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The other possibility that occasionally happens is that the script isn't set executable. &nbsp;ALWAYS be sure to run &quot;chmod 755&quot; on the script files. &nbsp;I've had that happen on occasion...if it's not executable, the source will show in the browser.<br />

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The other possibility that occasionally happens is that the script isn't set executable.  ALWAYS be sure to run "chmod 755" on the script files.  I've had that happen on occasion...if it's not executable, the source will show in the browser.


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Sometimes I notice servers screw up on calls to CGI-Perl programs and instead of them launching the perl script, they actually show you the perl code like a text file being viewed in the broweser. <br />
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I'd hate for this to happen to my CGI-Perl code and would love to take any measures to prevent this. &nbsp;What options do i have?<br />
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I've heard of using FILTER:: to hide your source code, but I really don't know much else than the name. &nbsp;I've also heard of converting the perl source code into byte-code or C and compiling. &nbsp;<br />
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Please, any help you can give me on hiding the contents of my perl code would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!<br />
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Thanks.<br />

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Sometimes I notice servers screw up on calls to CGI-Perl programs and instead of them launching the perl script, they actually show you the perl code like a text file being viewed in the broweser. 

I'd hate for this to happen to my CGI-Perl code and would love to take any measures to prevent this.  What options do i have?

I've heard of using FILTER:: to hide your source code, but I really don't know much else than the name.  I've also heard of converting the perl source code into byte-code or C and compiling.  

Please, any help you can give me on hiding the contents of my perl code would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!

Thanks.


Hiding CGI-Perl Code...How?

A scripting language is a programming language that supports scripts, programs written for a special run-time environment that automate the execution of tasks that could alternatively be executed one-by-one by a human operator. Scripting languages are often interpreted (rather than compiled). Primitives are usually the elementary tasks or API calls, and the language allows them to be combined into more complex programs. Environments that can be automated through scripting include software applications, web pages within a web browser, the shells of operating systems (OS), embedded systems, as well as numerous games. A scripting language can be viewed as a domain-specific language for a particular environment; in the case of scripting an application, this is also known as an extension language.