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Zhost Managment
November 14th, 2005, 08:15
I found A Signup script but what do i get to execute the CGI scripts i have things like php and SQL and apache of course but all i need now is where to get CGI and Pearl
(Windows Host)

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themoose
November 14th, 2005, 11:49
ask on the hosting request forum for a host that supports CGI & Perl. Your host may already provide it - just upload into the cgi-bin/ folder.
Zhost Managment
November 14th, 2005, 15:57
i cant ask on the hosting forum cause it is my own host run on my my own machine
WideBand
November 14th, 2005, 16:27
A visit to http://perl.apache.org/ should help.
si-jerome
November 15th, 2005, 01:34
Get perl from here:
http://www.activestate.com/Products/Download/Download.plex?id=ActivePerl

If you'd like to make your life easier, install perl into c:\usr instead of c:\perl. Most scripts on the net are for unix/linux and the first line of those scripts is usually #!/usr/bin/perl which points to where the perl interpreter is located on the host machine. By installing your copy of perl into c:\usr, you won't have to remember to change that first line in the script.

Get apache here:
http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi

Properly edit the httpd.conf file and you're ready to go.
WideBand
November 15th, 2005, 05:58
I forgot to mention IndigoPerl (http://www.indigostar.com/indigoperl.htm) yesterday. It's a pre-configured Apache package, so all you need to do is to unzip it, and you're good to go.
Zhost Managment
November 15th, 2005, 15:19
Nahh Theres This Good One Called xampp it has everything really php, pearl, phpmyadmin, MYSQL ect ect ect ...
Tree
November 15th, 2005, 15:30
Pearl = Pretty oyster rock
Perl = Programming language.

Sorry, it was kind of bugging me.
Zhost Managment
November 15th, 2005, 16:02
thx now i know perl
Tree
November 15th, 2005, 16:29
Yeah, there are many aapplications for Windows that have Apache, Perl, CGI, PHP, even ASP and Ruby. Just do a little lookin. ;)
uploadfront
November 15th, 2005, 19:56
perl is installed by your hosting company you need to ask them the path to perl to execute script
Tree
November 15th, 2005, 20:07
perl is installed by your hosting company you need to ask them the path to perl to execute script


i cant ask on the hosting forum cause it is my own host run on my my own machine

Perl, or any other Apache mod for that matter is easy to install. They have READMEs for a reason. If for some reason you don't get a readme, Google it.