Problem getting Perl script to run on IIS 5

[michellerobbins56]

Hi

I have looked in many resources for the last few days and done exactly as I'm supposed to to enable a .pl (Perl) script to run and execute on IIS (by going into the Configuration section under Home Directory tab of the website in IIS. However I keep getting a Page cannot be found 404 error.

I have tested the syntax of the Perl scrip in the CMD prompt by typing the following:
C:\> perl -c D:\AWStats\cgi-bin\test.pl

And it says the syntax is OK.

How can I enable Perl to run?

Thank you very much for any help into this problem.

 

[michellerobbins56]

By the way I have checked and double checked all the permissions many times and everything are as they should be.

Basically I am trying to get AWStats web log file analyser to work. This looks very good but I first need my IIS to be able to run Perl scripts to enable this.

I have Perl (from ActiveState) fully installed, all necessary modules etc. Still no luck - keep getting the 404 error.

Thanks again for any help at all.

 

[michellerobbins56]

Also, one thing to mention but can anyone tell me if this makes a difference:
the Perl.exe and other files installed form ActiveState all reside in
C:\Perl\bin

Whereas my website documents all reside in:
D:\AWStats\cgi-bin

Should they be in the same drive - i.e the C: drive or does it not make a difference? I didn't think it did as my website references the Perl.exe file in the Configuration section correctly in the C:drive, even though the actual website itself is in the D:drive.

 

[cdlvj]

What is the 1st line in your script?

Thats where it should point to c:\perl\bin.

What happens if you run the script by itself at the command line?

 

[michellerobbins56]

Hi thanks for your reply. The first line of the script does point to C:\perl\bin\perl.exe

Here is the basic test.pl script:

#!c:\perl\bin\perl.exe
# ^^^ this must be the first line of the script! ^^^
# start code

use strict;
use CGI;
my $q = new CGI;

# print header and start the markup output

print $q->header( "text/html" ),$q->start_html( "hello from perl cgi!" );
print $q->h2("hello Michelle...");
print $q->end_html;
# end code

The script runs properly from the command prompt, outputting the text.

Thanks for any help.

 

[michellerobbins56]

Does it matter that the script 'test.pl' in my "AWStats" website directory is on my D: drive and the perl.exe file is on the C:drive?

What else could cause this?

 

[michellerobbins56]

Please can anyone help?