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it would help to know what ide or application you are trying to use, but it sounds to me like the app doesn't know that its perl and assumes its just text.
try inserting the following as your first line of code
#usr/bin/perl
nothing is allowed before it. and this assumes that you installed perl in directory
/usr/bin/perl. if not then the first line should start with a "#" followed by the path to where you have installed perl
good luck
by webmaster
The application is netscape. I agree that the app doesn't know that its perl and assumes its just text. I already have the first line of code as #/usr/bin/perl
Thank you for your help. Darryl
by shanghai sam
Firstly the best way of doing this is by using a webserver such as apache. If you are already doing this, read on! Otherwise you may need to install apache or try another aproach.
If you have Apache v1.3 or better (I tested with v1.3.22), then you can simply add 4 lines to an ".htaccess" file in that webspace to enable the perl script:
Option +ExecCGI
SetHandler cgi-script
Your perl script will have to be named something ".pl". For example "demo.pl". It will also have to have the executable bit set for the apache user ("chmod a+x" should work).
However be warned that apache does expect some extra lines from a perl script run in this way. The quickest fix for that is to add "print 'Content-Type:text/plain\n\n';" as the first output line in the script. However for more complex scripts you may want to look at the perl CGI module.
This is one of many methods you can use to enable perl script on apache, and may not work on your system. If it doesn't it may be that you do not have enough permisions to set the ExecCGI option. I think it should work on a default install, but as I have changed my configs I cannot guarantee it.
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