Hello All,

I'm trying to install Perl modules using CPAN.pm through a CGI script. FYI, I was able to install modules through the command line. Here, MyConfig.pm works as expected.

However, I'm aware that through the web, the script runs as user apache and looks for MyConfig.pm in apaches home directory. I don't have write access to apaches homedir, but I'm planning to install the modules inside a directory writeble to apache residing in my home directory.

What I've tried doing is modifying the Config hash inside the perl script like so: 

use CPAN;
use CPAN::Config;

$CPAN::Config->{'build_dir'} = q[/home/rohan/.cpan/build];
$CPAN::Config->{'cpan_home'} = q[/home/rohan/.cpan];
$CPAN::Config->{'makepl_arg'} = q[PREFIX=/home/rohan/perllib LIB=/home
+/rohan/perllib/lib/perl5];

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Both, /home/rohan/.cpan and /home/rohan/perllib are writable by apache.

This does not seem to work. Any pointers will be very helpful.

Thanks for reading.


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arc_of_descent

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