perl for windows

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Re: perl for windows by perrin (Chancellor) on Jun 23, 2004 at 20:48 UTC
For mod_perl questions, always check the mod_perl site first. The distribution you want is here.	[reply]
Re: perl for windows by Old_Gray_Bear (Bishop) on Jun 23, 2004 at 22:28 UTC
You might also take a look at Indigo Perl http://www.indigostar.com. You get Perl (5.8.x) and an functional Apache Windows Service (2.0.x) or Perl 5.6.1 and Apache 1.36.x, downloadable from the site. ---- I Go Back to Sleep, Now. OGB	[reply]
Re: perl for windows by bart (Canon) on Jun 23, 2004 at 23:32 UTC
Get them at their respective sources. For Perl, check out ActivePerl. Apache is available in binary form from httpd.apache.org. Mysql can be downloaded from www.mysql.com (or the older version). And mod_perl can be found on perl.apache.org. There's no reason to expect to get all of them from one and the same source.	[reply]
Re: perl for windows by wufnik (Friar) on Jun 23, 2004 at 20:37 UTC
do yourself a big favour and get yourself set up with cygwin, which is a relatively functional unix for win32. www.cygwin.com has perl, apache, x and more. make sure to tick rxvt in the shells section of the setup. and of course perl, apache etc! obviously there is also activestate which provides the perl version i use most frequently for windows. you get a debugger as well in the pdk which is available for minimal bucks/pounds/euros/other things... ...wufnik -- in the world of the mules there are no rules --	[reply]
Re^2: perl for windows by justsimple (Initiate) on Jun 23, 2004 at 20:44 UTC
Sorry, but I really need perl and other things for windows system, because server must be running on windows. It don't depend on me.	[reply]
Re^3: perl for windows by gri6507 (Deacon) on Jun 23, 2004 at 21:13 UTC
cygwin runs under windows (all flavors). For the most part, you don't even need to install cygwin if all you really want are cygwin compiled executables (ie perl, apache, etc), but you do need cygwin1.dll somwhere in your path. I am a great fan of cygwin. But if all you really want to do is install apache and perl, then just go to www.apache.org and www.activestate.com and download the windows self-extracting executables.	[reply]
Re: perl for windows by bibo (Pilgrim) on Jun 23, 2004 at 21:15 UTC
Well there are some other options. The apache version, which works ok, is here at the apache.org site(use a mirror!). This will get you "Perl/Apache/mod_perl/mod_ssl/php" and either Apache1 or Apache2 flavors for win32, but no MySQL. For that, you should go right to the source: mysql.com for a win32 binary distribution. Another way to do it would be using the NuSphere distro. They do win32 versions of apache,perl,php,etc and also offer a win32 port of PostgreSQL called UltraSQL. They sell tools, but the distros are free, with a bit of registration and the occasional email newsletter. :( NuSphere.com In my experience, the binary distros are nice, if the things you plan to use are included, but they can be much more difficult if you need to recompile other modules, with sources. Good luck! --bibo	[reply]
Re: perl for windows by vikee (Sexton) on Jun 24, 2004 at 07:52 UTC
try www.activestate.com (or org or google it out) :)	[reply]