Re^2: loading Perl modules onto virtual web host

Actually another trick to be aware of is the fact that some providers (like http://ipowerweb.com) permit you to upload a .htaccess file.

How would this be a help? Well..

You can set up a .htaccess file in the directory that your script is located, then set the PERL5LIB environment variable to point to the directory in which you stored your uploaded (FTP'd) CPAN modules. In particular, look into the SetEnv directive.

At a guess I would suggest a .htaccess file that looks like:

  <Files ~ "\.pl$">
    Options +ExecCGI
    SetHandler cgi-script

    SetEnv PERL5LIB /home/myusername/myperl/lib
  </Files>
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Re^3: loading Perl modules onto virtual web host by Anonymous Monk on Oct 11, 2006 at 10:31 UTC
Than you very much moarch! I knew there have to be a way to fix this without having ssh access there. The only thing left now is to find out how to build Perl version :). /Alexander	[reply]
Re^4: loading Perl modules onto virtual web host by monarch (Priest) on Nov 02, 2006 at 11:46 UTC
You can compile a perl-only version of some modules by using the `--pm` option during the `perl Makefile.pm --pm` phase of a module build. See an article I wrote on the Mason wiki.	[reply] [d/l] [select]