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Perl on WAMP SERVER. Not working. what am I dooing wrong?
Hi
I am trying to install Perl on our webserver
We use apache 2.0.53
I have downoladed perl and installed it using this guide:
http://guides.jlbn.net/setcgi/setcgi1.html
I get to the last point and want to test by writing:
http://localhost/cgi-bin/printenv.pl it does not give me the expected test page, but instead it opens a box asking if I want to save or open the file.
If i choose "open" a dos window flashes up for a split secound but I cant see what it says.
Does this mean Per is not working?
Anyone know what the problem is?
Is there another way to test it?
I am trying to install Perl on our webserver
We use apache 2.0.53
I have downoladed perl and installed it using this guide:
http://guides.jlbn.net/setcgi/setcgi1.html
I get to the last point and want to test by writing:
http://localhost/cgi-bin/printenv.pl it does not give me the expected test page, but instead it opens a box asking if I want to save or open the file.
If i choose "open" a dos window flashes up for a split secound but I cant see what it says.
Does this mean Per is not working?
Anyone know what the problem is?
Is there another way to test it?
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"AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl" should have added PERL to the programs the server will run. You do have restart Apache for any new directives to take effect.
I just downloaded and installed Perl from that site and http://localhost/cgi-bin/printenv.pl worked fine. I did end up using the default C:\Perl as the install directory After trying to get it in the right place in c:\wamp.
I just downloaded and installed Perl from that site and http://localhost/cgi-bin/printenv.pl worked fine. I did end up using the default C:\Perl as the install directory After trying to get it in the right place in c:\wamp.
Hello,
This may help you.
http://perl.apache.org/docs/1.0/guide/install.html
http://www.perl.org/get.html
Regards,
Tushar
This may help you.
http://perl.apache.org/docs/1.0/guide/install.html
http://www.perl.org/get.html
Regards,
Tushar
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Hi Arober11 / DaveBaldwin
I have read the link.
<Directory /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/
Options +ExecCGI
</Directory>
I can see I HAVE to add something like this,but not sure how to customize that path line to my system.
"somedir" referes to what folder?
I have read the link.
<Directory /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/
Options +ExecCGI
</Directory>
I can see I HAVE to add something like this,but not sure how to customize that path line to my system.
"somedir" referes to what folder?
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Hi Again
I managed to create a scriptalias
http://www.eadvice.dk/cgi-bin/printenv.pl
With the result i get there, i assume everying is working. Is that correct?
I managed to create a scriptalias
http://www.eadvice.dk/cgi-bin/printenv.pl
With the result i get there, i assume everying is working. Is that correct?
Yes, that's the correct display for 'printenv.pl'.
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As pr point 27 in my instruction, I have added this handeler:
AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl
I have also added: #!C:/wamp/apps/Perl/bin/pe
It act in the same way as my previus IIS Server when opening .php files. I then had to add .php extention to ISS and then it worked. Wonder if its the same here with .pl extention. If it is, I have no idea where to amend that.
Any other suggestion?