Re: Help installing Perl

[bwana147]

Two things need be checked separately:

• is Perl installed?
• Is you webserver configured to run Perl when a CGI script is invoked?

You say that the install procedure went on fine. Now, you need to check that the Perl interpreter is in your %PATH%. From the command-line, type 'perl -v' and you should get a welcome message stating the version you're using.

As for the webserver config, well, it depends on the webserver... Apache? IIS? Zeus?

--bwana147

UPDATE: you didn't explicitly say so, but because you write "IE5", I suppose you're using Perl for CGI programming. It might be worth mentionning, for Perl can do an awful lot more...

[earthboundmisfit]

You might wish to check out this node if running IIS. The file extension config under this web server is found on the 'Home Directory' tab of the server properties -> Configuration.

ybiC, thanks for setting me straight on the linking syntax. Apologies to anyone I may have unintentionally logged out.