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I need to be able to run CGI/Perl, but don't know how...

I am currently hosting my web page on my own PC using Microsoft's Personal Web Server on a Win98 machine.

I would like to be able to run CGI scripts on the web-site, but am totally new to them. I haven't a clue on how to do it.

Can someone give me detailed descriptions on what needs to be done?

Thanks!!

If you proved great detailed instructions THAT WORK, I'm more than happy to share more points than are advertised...

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rockies1

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OK, I did what you've described, but no luck. There were a few deviations form what you described.

1. The D/L from activestate.com installed Perl, so I didn't have a perl32-install.bat file

2. You mentioned Front Page explorer...I don't have it, don't know what it is. I tried doing what you described in Personal Web Server, and my choices for a folder are: Read, Execute, and Scripts. I tried with ALL checked, and then with all but READ, and no luck.

3.When I try to access the env.cgi, I get an HTTP 500 error...

4. There is no file association in Explorer for .cgi files...Should there be?

Am I missing something?

Thanks!!

rockies1

ASKER

Adjusted points from 100 to 200

rockies1

ASKER

I figured out my problem...

On my PC, the directory I was using for my web page was: c:\Web Page\
It didn't like the space....Changing it to c:\WebPage made it work.

The points are ALL YOURS, and I appreciate the large amount of effort you went to...Especially the detail...

rockies1

ASKER

Thank you, Thank you, THANK YOU!!!!!

maneshr

most welcome :-))

Glad to know your system is working fine!!!

Happy CGI-ing!!!