dpam has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I'm upgrading a copy of MovableType and in the process I'm informed that I need a newer DBI than I have. I've got root access, grabbed the module from CPAN, and know where the PERL directory is on my server, but I don't know how/where to install it (I'm not qualified to do any of this, but I can type...) I tried using the Bundle install, but it ultimately fails saying either it can't find files or something else. Can anyone offer any tips or simple instructions? Thanks a million. - DPAM

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Re: help upgrading DBI module
by derby (Abbot) on Aug 27, 2005 at 12:13 UTC

    Need more info. Are you doing a

    perl -MCPAN -eshell
    from the command line? If so, what errors are you getting?

    -derby

    update Thanks rruiz, that needed to be -MCPAN

Re: help upgrading DBI module
by rvosa (Curate) on Aug 28, 2005 at 12:04 UTC
    i) if you have root access but aren't qualified to do any of this - here's one tip: under NO circumstances type rm -rf /

    ii) what happens if you type perl -MCPAN -e 'install DBI'?