first steps to CGI

[davemurray]

I am hosting my own website on a win2k box running IIS 5. What do i need and where do it get it, that is the stuff to make CGI scripts work. I understand that i need a compiler or something. Can someone please tell me where to obtain such a thing plus anything extra. Is it possible to get this for free as I did with a PHP program?

 

[Coderifous]

If your talking about the Perl compiler (perl.exe) you could just down load it from ActiveState.com . Or, since you sound like you may have limited experience w/ Perl and you are probably going to need a book to learn with... buy a book that comes with a version of perl included (on a CD most likely) Sams Learn Perl in 24 hours will suit your needs nicely.

Hope this helps...

--Jim