No, you don't need mod_perl to install perl. Mod_perl is like putting a turbocharger on your engine: not necessary, but it makes your code run a lot faster if you know how to use it. You just need to install perl and make sure that you tell the webserver software (MS IIS, Apache, iPlanet, Netscape Enterprise Server, whatever) how to run your perl scripts. If you're running on a Windows NT or 2000 server, ActivePerl's install program will take care of all this tedious work for you.

andre germain
"Wherever you go, there you are."

In reply to Re: Setting Up Perl for CGI use by Agermain
in thread Setting Up Perl for CGI use by Anonymous Monk

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