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kruptof · Jul 19th, 2006, 6:42 AM

i would like to give this language a go, but i need the software to view/run my scripts...........i know where to get the software but is there any documentation on the installation of the software. the reason i ask for the installation documentations is that i had problems installing a php server software before......and i don't want to go through the same trouble as before...your help will be greatly apprecaited and i thank you in advance for your replies.

Infinite Recursion · Jul 19th, 2006, 9:33 AM

Installing Perl on Linux or Windows?

big_k105 · Jul 19th, 2006, 10:07 AM

If you are going to be using it on linux for just system admin type work then it should already be installed. Just try typing perl in the command like if you get the perl prompt then it is already installed. If you are planning on using it for CGI purposes then I don't really know how to help.

For windows there is a windows installer if you want it for system programming, but again if you want it for CGI purposes then I can't help you.

good luck

kruptof · Jul 19th, 2006, 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Infinite Recursion

Installing Perl on Linux or Windows?

sorry i forgot to state that i am using windows 2k......thanks for the advice big_K

Pizentios · Jul 19th, 2006, 10:43 AM

http://www.perl.com/download.csp#win32

get your bins there.

ReggaetonKing · Jul 19th, 2006, 12:26 PM

ActivePerl is great.

bl00dninja · Jul 20th, 2006, 1:37 AM

yeah, activestate (i think) handles that stuff mostly now. you can also search for free perl ide's that help out alot, usually small downloads. (but most require you already have perl installed...they don't come with it, i think perl itself is about 18 megs or so)

kruptof · Jul 20th, 2006, 6:30 AM

okay..........thanxs for the help guys.......i have it running on win2k machine now and i have written the hello world program and i ran it from command line and it worked.........thank you...........but now is it possibel for me to embed this perl code into HTML code.

Regards, kruptof

v0id · Jul 20th, 2006, 6:48 AM

I programmed Perl once, and i used the editor DzSoft Perl Editor.
Here you can see some Perl w/ HTML example.

(Toggle Plain Text)

#!/usr/bin/perl

print "Content-type: text/html\n\n";

print <<"HTML";
<html>
<head>
<title>Perl w/ HTML</title>
</head>
<body>
Perl w/ HTML
</body>
</html>
HTML

Correct me if I'm wrong, it's about an year ago i last used Perl.

DaWei · Jul 20th, 2006, 8:16 AM

One doesn't embed Perl in HTML. It's the other way around. When you see that, Perl is building the HTML page. The client doesn't see any of it until it's all done and a response is sent. The correct perception of server-side/client-side is critical to success.

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Jul 20th, 2006, 1:37 AM	#7
bl00dninja Programming Guru Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: namespace std Posts: 1,246 Rep Power: 6	yeah, activestate (i think) handles that stuff mostly now. you can also search for free perl ide's that help out alot, usually small downloads. (but most require you already have perl installed...they don't come with it, i think perl itself is about 18 megs or so) __________________ i put on my robe and wizard hat... Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?...Morons.

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v0id Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 155 Rep Power: 3	I programmed Perl once, and i used the editor DzSoft Perl Editor. Here you can see some Perl w/ HTML example. (Toggle Plain Text) #!/usr/bin/perl print "Content-type: text/html\n\n"; print <<"HTML"; <html> <head> <title>Perl w/ HTML</title> </head> <body> Perl w/ HTML </body> </html> HTML #!/usr/bin/perl print "Content-type: text/html\n\n"; print <<"HTML"; <html> <head> <title>Perl w/ HTML</title> </head> <body> Perl w/ HTML </body> </html> HTML Correct me if I'm wrong, it's about an year ago i last used Perl. __________________ -- v0id

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DaWei Resident Grouch Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,453 Rep Power: 10	One doesn't embed Perl in HTML. It's the other way around. When you see that, Perl is building the HTML page. The client doesn't see any of it until it's all done and a response is sent. The correct perception of server-side/client-side is critical to success. __________________ Abstraction doesn't make it impossible to write bad code; it makes it possible to write superior code. Contributor's Corner: Grumpy on C++ Exceptions DaWei on Pointers

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