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by **Nick Horroc** » Sat, 10 Feb 1996 04:00:00

Hi,

I've been trying to get perl scripts to run with Folkware httpd and
Win95.

This is their instructions and what happens;

Quote:>To run PERL scripts you can put PERL.EXE in any directory.

Doesn't work at all unless perl.exe is in cgi-bin dir.

Quote:>Then you need to associate .pl extension with PERL.EXE using
>FileManager or Explorer in Win95.

Done this OK

Quote:> In your HTML page or FORM write
>in action:"/cgi-bin/sample.pl">. FolkWeb will find out what executable
>is associated with this extension if it is not executable itself and run it
>passing script name as parameter.

When the script is run the output just goes to a dos box/shell NOTHING
is returned to the server and nothing happens until I close the Dos
box/shell then I just get a 404 not found error

Quote:>Download PERLSAMP.ZIP from software library.

I tried to get this but link is very slow ( 0.1k/sec) so I gave up.

Nick Horrocks

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by **Jim Byb** » Sun, 11 Feb 1996 04:00:00

says...

>Hi,

>I've been trying to get perl scripts to run with Folkware httpd and
>Win95.

>This is their instructions and what happens;

>>To run PERL scripts you can put PERL.EXE in any directory.

>Doesn't work at all unless perl.exe is in cgi-bin dir.

>>Then you need to associate .pl extension with PERL.EXE using
>>FileManager or Explorer in Win95.

>Done this OK

>> In your HTML page or FORM write
>>in action:"/cgi-bin/sample.pl">. FolkWeb will find out what executable
>>is associated with this extension if it is not executable itself and
run it
>>passing script name as parameter.

>When the script is run the output just goes to a dos box/shell NOTHING
>is returned to the server and nothing happens until I close the Dos
>box/shell then I just get a 404 not found error

>>Download PERLSAMP.ZIP from software library.

>I tried to get this but link is very slow ( 0.1k/sec) so I gave up.

>Nick Horrocks

>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>+ Nick Horrocks - Catech Web Illusions +

>+ Home page http://204.91.164.205 +
>+ (temp name - waiting for registration)+
>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Make sure that when you associate the pl extension that you use the
complete path to where perl.exe resides. i.e
c:\folkweb\cgi-bin\perl.exe...BTW you are right perl.exe must reside in
the cgi-bin directory, along with whatever scripts you are trying to
execute..

You will need the sample.zip file....I can e mail it to you if you
want..

I just got this working today...

Hope this helps

Jim
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