Installing less-than-current version of CPAN module using 'cpanel?'

locked_user sundialsvc4 has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I'm using a hosting-service that has the cpanel control-panel software installed. (http://www.cpanel.net) It's rather nice and Perl-friendly, because it is written in Perl, and one of the nice things that it offers is the ability to install CPAN modules for a particular site through an easy web-oriented interface. Okay, I'm spoiled.

However, I now find that I must install an earlier version of a certain module in order to correct a problem. Question is... how might I easily do that, if not “through cpanel” then at least in such a way that I won't confuse it.

I naturally tried entering a string like V/VT/VTI/MojoX-Session-0.07.tar.gz, which is the magic when using cpan from the command-line, but their software quite-sensibly realizes that this string is not a well-formed CPAN package-name, as indeed it is not.

Suggestions?

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Re: Installing less-than-current version of CPAN module using 'cpanel?' by sflitman (Hermit) on Apr 08, 2009 at 04:52 UTC
I think you need to bypass cpanel. I don't believe you'll confuse it since it likely uses cpan module itself and so 'going to the metal' as it were shouldn't alter its database. I have had similar issues, thanks for reminding me of the incantation for installing an older version. HTH SSF	[reply]
Re: Installing less-than-current version of CPAN module using 'cpanel?' by locked_user sundialsvc4 (Abbot) on Apr 08, 2009 at 11:49 UTC
Well, it seems that “it uses CPAN,” but in a slightly different way. There is no `.cpan` directory in the home directory of the site user, and there is no subdirectory anywhere (at home) named e.g. `build`. The site user's modules are, however, installed in `~/perl`, and I know that CPAN was used to get them there. So, I basically need the incantation to “get me to the CPAN shell,” but I don't want to have to “figure it out” if somebody else has already done so.
Re^2: Installing less-than-current version of CPAN module using 'cpanel?' by Anonymous Monk on Apr 08, 2009 at 11:54 UTC
http://www.cpanel.net/support/support.htm	[reply]
Re^3: Installing less-than-current version of CPAN module using 'cpanel?' by locked_user sundialsvc4 (Abbot) on Apr 08, 2009 at 19:37 UTC
`8=/ Sarcasm ignored.` Anyone who wants to be helpful, please “feel free.” Thank you. And I shall endeavor to return the favor. “Next!”
Re^4: Installing less-than-current version of CPAN module using 'cpanel?' by Anonymous Monk on Apr 11, 2009 at 03:09 UTC
Re: Installing less-than-current version of CPAN module using 'cpanel?' by dolmen (Beadle) on May 22, 2009 at 14:07 UTC
I naturally tried entering a string like V/VT/VTI/MojoX-Session-0.07.tar.gz, which is the magic when using cpan from the command-line, but their software quite-sensibly realizes that this string is not a well-formed CPAN package-name, as indeed it is not. The right way in CPAN is to ask for "VTI/MojoX-Session-0.07.tar.gz". CPAN will find it in the index. So try this with cpanel.	[reply]