Configuring Apache for Perl

[curvv]

Hi,

I'm using Apache(newbie - iis bugs me) on Win2k.

I followed the manual to configure httpd.conf to use perl but I get the 'save file to disk' box when running a cgi script.

Please could anyone help me set this up properly?

thanx
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[LittleWing]

set this reference in the httpd.conf file

ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache/cgi-bin/" to whatever u want. place your .pl scripts into this folder and everything should work

test your installation with the default cgi-bin folder and see if the installation is working as is e.g.

http://localhost/cgi-bin.test.pl

 

[curvv]

I still get the 'save file to disk' box.

thanx anyway ######## CtN ########

 

[rninja]

In the httpd.conf file, look for a section that shows addhandler cgi-script .cgi, and make sure it is uncommented (without the # sign before it).


Hope this helps!!!

Rninja

 

[curvv]

Could it perhaps be because I changed the port to 81?

I'm testing it on a machine running iis, so I had to change the port for apache to 81.

I'm not sure if this might have any impact on perl.

??

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[LittleWing]

no, the port number shouldn't cause this. if your check

http://localhost:81

and you get the apache home page, everything is working fine. it is possible to turn off IIS and leave the port unchanged in apache

 

[Haunter]

Make sure that you use all the extions in the addHandle line like:

addhandler cgi-script .cgi
addhandler cgi-script .pl