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Old July 12th, 2001, 09:23 AM
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ActivePerl on win 98 with Apache server
Hello there,

On my local pc i got the apache server, and php 4 and Mysql running. This all works great. But now i installed active Perl and i want to execute perl form the apache server. I allready looked in the config files, but with my little knowledge i just can't get my cgi-bin to run .pl and .cgi files.
Does anyone have an idea how and why etc etc

Greetz from Holland

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Old July 12th, 2001, 10:06 AM
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Error.log is a good place to start
Try calling " printenv.pl " from your browser.
I am quite sure this file is installed in the cgi-bin dir
with apache as a test file.

i.e. http://127.0.0.1/cgi-bin/printenv.pl

Then look in the error.log file for apache if it does not work.


Also is the first line of printenv.pl like :

#!/usr/bin/perl

yeilds "couldn't spawn child process:" in error.log
as apache is trying to find perl in the wrong place

on my win 98 it is :

#!c:/perl/bin/perl


Hope this helps .

incase printenv.pl is not there:

Code:
#!c:/perl/bin/perl
##
##  printenv -- demo CGI program which just prints its environment
##

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


foreach $var (sort(keys(%ENV))) {
    $val = $ENV{$var};
    $val =~ s|\n|\\n|g;
    $val =~ s|"|\\"|g;
    print "${var}=\"${val}\"<br>\n";
}
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Old July 12th, 2001, 10:14 AM
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Thanx for your quick answer
I did al the test thing with de sample file printenv.pl.
What i didn't do was viewing the error log. That's wath i'm gonna do next.
Thanx and i hope the answer is in the error log Otherwise I'llbe back.

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Old July 12th, 2001, 10:46 AM
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The error.log says the same as the browser and that is file not found. It's there allready do. I think i need to look in the conf files ? perhaps from apache. Then maybe i can tell appache that perl is there ? In dos command perl -v it's there
This is the first time for me with this, so the config file look al little difficult

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Old July 12th, 2001, 10:47 AM
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warning's flag helps also
Add also the warning's switch


#!c:/perl/bin/perl -w

Helps track down all sorts of fun errors.

Look in the error.log to see the warning's.
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Old July 12th, 2001, 11:00 AM
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Next look in httpd.conf
Open httpd.conf in a text editor.

Look for and correct to your situation:

1. BindAddress * [ leave if on dhcp ]

2. ServerName www.yourSite.com [ OR 127.0.0.1 ]

3. ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache/cgi-bin/"

4. DocumentRoot "C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache/htdocs"


Restart apache if changes are made to httpd.conf file.
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You also have to help Apache recognize the .pl or .cgi extensions.

Open httpd.conf and make sure the following is in there:
Code:
    #
    # AddHandler allows you to map certain file extensions to "handlers",
    # actions unrelated to filetype. These can be either built into the server
    # or added with the Action command (see below)
    #
    # If you want to use server side includes, or CGI outside
    # ScriptAliased directories, uncomment the following lines.
    #
    # To use CGI scripts:
    #
    AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
    AddHandler cgi-script .pl


The important part being the 'AddHandler' lines.
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Old July 12th, 2001, 11:52 AM
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Woh you are great.

Okee footinmouth :) coming closer :) first the file was not found at all. Now the file gives a 500 error and a warning:

A required .DLL file, PERLCRT.DLL, was not found

I put this in de config:

ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "C:/phpdev3/apache/cgi-bin/"

#!c:/perl/bin (this is the map for perl.exe) Maybe it's this call ?


ServerName 212.204.172.31 and tryed ServerName localhost


Now i go view the error log again :)
And i go check for the input from the last reply of dsb

Thanx in advance

[edit]
Just found this in the error.log :
[Thu Jul 12 18:44:25 2001] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] couldn't spawn child process: c:/phpdev3/apache/cgi-bin/printenv.pl
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Old July 12th, 2001, 12:24 PM
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I don't know perl and haven't read any of the replies... but I read somewhere that with windows, you have to name your files with .bat not .pl

This probably won't help....
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Old July 12th, 2001, 12:53 PM
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DJdrenaline,
I've got Win98 and Win2K running Apache with PerlCGI and PHP4 and that is not the case. Just an FYI.
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That's what I thought, sorry I couldn't help
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Old July 12th, 2001, 04:22 PM
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Still the same, only 500 errors and in the error still the message (in the topic )

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So you are getting a 500 error.

Try in a dos window, in the cgi-bin :

perl -c printenv.pl

which should just test compile the printenv.pl and
display any obvious errors. Such as perl not found or
a simple error in the perl file.


I will put my thinking cap on soon so keep up the work.
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Old July 12th, 2001, 05:59 PM
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Allrigth now The printenv.pl runs and gives me back the vars from the server like server host etc

It is working there.
Now i reached (thanx a lot to you guys) a second level. How to instal flock() ?

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Generally use ppm
Active State perl uses the perl package manager [ ppm ]
to install or upgrade packages with ease.
You can get packages and compile on your machine also.
See ActiveState web site for "Perl Modules" [ top right area].
See ActiveState also for ppm "Help"

ppm example in DOS window:
Code:
C:\Perl\bin>ppm help
Commands:
    exit              - leave the program.
    help [command]    - prints this screen, or help on 'command'.
    install PACKAGES  - installs specified PACKAGES.
    quit              - leave the program.
    query [options]   - query information about installed packages.
    remove PACKAGES   - removes the specified PACKAGES from the system.
    search [options]  - search information about available packages.
    set [options]     - set/display current options.
    verify [options]  - verifies current install is up to date.
    version           - displays PPM version number

C:\Perl\bin>ppm search flock
Packages available from http://ppm.ActiveState.com/cgibin/P...server.pl?urn:/
PPMServer:
File-FlockDir [1.02] override perl flock() for network or portability purposes


You may not need this package depending on your required results.
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