Not sure why you've downloaded both ActivePerl and XAMPP.
Perl is pre-bundled in the apache xampp distro... Installing a 2nd Perl compiler might complicate or confuse things if you're just starting to learn Perl.

Update:
duh, my bad. I've never used Komodo, but I'm guessing it bolts together nicely with ActivePerl. Just be prepared for little differences in the Perl versions between XAMPP and ActivePerl. For assured complete compatibility, you should be able to configure XAMPP to use the ActivePerl installation rather than its own pre-bundled version. This of course would defeat the main purpose of combining Perl with your webserver thus being a lot slower; but this wouldn't be a huge issue while your getting started learing Perl, and CGI 'stuff'.

Perl also works fine on Microsoft IIS. Unless you've got a specific need to use apache, IIS should be adequate for most things

Also, if you do choose the IIS option, install IIS first before installing ActivePerl. This way, the ActivePerl installer will create the cgi mappings automatically. While you could definitely do this yourself, having it created for you will make it easier to get started. And having a configured working example to look at, should make configuring your webserver easier to understand too.

In reply to Re: Connecting the dots by desemondo
in thread Connecting the dots by Kamil

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