Using PPM to install Perl modules

[sherlockhomeboy]

I'm using a shared server, so I have to ask the Web host to install Perl modules for me. I don't really understand Perl modules very well, so please bear with me. I need the set of graphing functions found in the GD::Graph module. (GD::Graph:ie, GD::Graph::bar, etc.)

It's my understanding that if I have the Web host install GD, GD::Graph, and GD::Text, everything I need will be installed. Is this correct?

Unfortunately, when the Web host tried to install these items, the installation of GD::Graph and GD::Text failed, with the message, "Could not locate a PPD file for package
GD-Graph."

I went to the ActiveState site and they call this module "GDGraph" (no colons). Could that possibly be the problem here?

 

[rotis23]

I assume the webserver is on Linux?

If you instal cpan you can install modules and their dependencies:

cpan -i GD::Graph

and it should install the rest.

man cpan

 

[sherlockhomeboy]

No, it's a Windows server. Does that matter?