If you want to use Perl on your Win32 machine, you will need to download ActivePerl, from ActiveState. Period. If it's 9mb, it's 9mb. (Personally, I'm surprised it's only 9mb.) Download it and deal with it.

Now, I doubt that your personal computer is the server for your internet website. If you want to use a Perl/CGI script on that machine, you will need to discuss that with the company that provides the space for your website. They will most likely have a number of rules / standards for how a Perl/CGI script is to be installed and administered.

Additionally, I would not trust a Perl/CGI script that I downloaded off the 'Net. Unless you learn what it does, you have no idea how it works or if it will destroy the machine it's on and upload all the passwords to a hacker.

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I shouldn't have to say this, but any code, unless otherwise stated, is untested

In reply to Re: installing perl on website by dragonchild
in thread installing perl on website by stevensmitho

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