Problem runing Perl using Apache2 1

[mig20001]

I am new to Apache. I installed Perl and Apache2. Everything looks like installed correctly. The problem I have is when I execute my submit button to which calls for the PL program to execute, the browser opens up with the Perl source code. I believe it means that the script IS NOT been executed.

If I go into the Perl directory, I can execute the PERL program using the DOS prompt. SO, the problem is NOT the PERL - it is more likely that the Apache is NOT executing my script. I read in the APache.org about making the directly of cgi-bin the default for executing PERL and that is how I exactly I have it. I think there is something to do with the configuration file and I can not figure this out

 

[MikeLacey]

This might be a bit of an obvious suggestion but...

You'll need, I think, to set-up an associiation between the .pl extensions and perl.exe - as there is probably an association already on your PC between .doc and winword.exe

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[philote]

From what I can tell, everything is set up right. Try to see if it's your ScriptAlias that's not working by moving your script to C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/ and pointing your form to that location instead. Your config file also tells Apache to execute .cgi or .pl scripts in this directory so it should work there as well.

I really can't see why your scripts won't execute, unless you added/uncommented the scriptalias line and didn't restart the server.

 

[mig20001]

I did the association - I restart the server. I still get the same thing... Take a look at the image below:

http://www.rafiaie.com/photos/test

This is a screen snap shot of my pl file.

 

[mig20001]

Please let me know if you all can get into the image or not. Thanks.

 

[philote]

That screenshot helped.... you're not going through your web server. The page you're viewing is 'C:\...', which is just showing you the file on your hard drive and is not getting served up by Apache. Try going to "

http://localhost/UMform.html"

in IE and see if that works.

 

[mig20001]

Thank you so much. That was the problem... After looking at the screen for a long time, you forget where you are. I needed to start the page from Localhost.

Thanks in advance for all of your help.

 

[icrf]

With apache in windows, you can add "ScriptInterpreterSource registry" to httpd.conf and it'll use the windows association for .pl/.cgi/whatever instead of looking for a #! line. This has the added benefit that if your production server runs *nix and your dev box is in windows, you can add the proper *nix #! and let windows use the registry. No code change for roll-out.

Anyway, it's an either-or thing. Glad you have your problem worked out. I've spent many hours on stuff just as bad.

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