UBB.Developers Forums General Discussion Chit Chat trying to configure Perl and Apache on Win 2K

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This stuff is definitely not my strong point. I am hoping somebody out here knows where I have gone wrong.

I have installed apache on my Win2k pro pc here at work. I have also installed active perl.

The problem is, when I try to run the printenv.pl script in apache's cgi-bin directory, Windows opens up a command prompt and runs it from there instead of the browser.

What have I done wrong, and how in heck do I fix it?

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Amy

Are you switching into the cgi bin and running the script from your command line, or are you going through a browser (with http://localhost/cgi-bin/yourscript.pl)?

Also, did you allow for cgi access on the web server? Look in your apache/conf directory at the file httpd.conf. Search through it for [b]cgi[b].

You should find a couple of lines dealing with cgi access. They're commented out by default. Uncomment them, and restart the server. They should be similar to:

ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "c:/Apache/cgi-bin/"

and

# To use CGI scripts:
#
AddHandler cgi-script .cgi

(you need to add .pl to that too, if you want to execute .pl files)

AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl

--mark

I found the problem. With perl in my path and configured to execute .pl files on my computer, I had problems.

I removed the association, and now have UBB running on my laptop. Finally, I can hack in peace and not worry about screwing up my live board.

Amy