Setting up webserver for perl / cgi scripts

[tovenkatesh82]

how to get the output of .cgi file in browser?

this is the code i am using:

 #!/usr/bin/perl ; 
use CGI;
my $cgi = CGI->new();
print $cgi->a(
{-href => "http://www.google.com/"},
"ask me."
);

[miller]

Hi toven,

You need a webserver. Here's a good one:

http://httpd.apache.or g/

- Miller

[KevinADC]

You also need to print a header before printing any other output to the browser:

#!/usr/bin/perl
use CGI;
my $cgi = CGI->new;
[B]print $cgi->header();[/B]
print $cgi->a(
{-href => "http://www.google.com/"},
"ask me."
);

there should be no ';' at the end of the shebang line:

#!/usr/bin/perl ;

see above corrected code

[tovenkatesh82]

I have installed Apache and made the suggested change in the code still i am not getting the output on browser.

You also need to print a header before printing any other output to the browser:

#!/usr/bin/perl
use CGI;
my $cgi = CGI->new;
[B]print $cgi->header();[/B]
print $cgi->a(
{-href => "http://www.google.com/"},
"ask me."
);

there should be no ';' at the end of the shebang line:

#!/usr/bin/perl ;

see above corrected code

[KevinADC]

if you're on Windows the shebang line probably needs to be:

#!c:\perl\bin\p erl.exe

or this might also work:

#!perl

[tovenkatesh82]

yes i am on windows and applied what you suggested for shebang line but nothing works.

if you're on Windows the shebang line probably needs to be:

#!c:\perl\bin\p erl.exe

or this might also work:

#!perl

[KevinADC]

goggle around for a tutorial on how to setup the version of apache you have to run cgi/perl scripts, I have a feeling that is where the problem is. You have to edit a configuration file to get cgi stuff working.

[tovenkatesh82]

thanks i was able to resolve the issue.

goggle around for a tutorial on how to setup the version of apache you have to run cgi/perl scripts, I have a feeling that is where the problem is. You have to edit a configuration file to get cgi stuff working.

[miller]

thanks i was able to resolve the issue.

Awesome. Glad you are able to get it resolved.

- Miller