Help! Desperate PERL Problem (Installation Woes..)

[brandon184]

Hey,

I'm currently running a server with the following specifications...

- Windows 98 SE
- Xitami Web Server Software

Don't mock the server - it preforms suprisingly well.

Anyway, I desperately want (NEED) Perl support for this server, so I installed ActiveState ActivePerl , and the installation went successfully. I've configured Xitami properly (I think) to run it. However, Whenever I try to load a CGI script (regardless of it's extension, and regardless of the script), all I get is a blank white screen. I've uninstalled & reinstalled ActivePerl, with no success.

I'm really in a dire situation here, because I REALLY need this Perl support. So, if you cannot gather any information from this and know anything about Xitami web server and/or might be able to test something to see what's wrong, just give me a shout via;

Email @ bbrocks@zendico.net
or MSN @ sled_master@hotmail.com

and I'll supply you with any information you need to HELP me!

Any help is BEYOND greatly appreciated!

THANK YOU!

[brandon184]

^BUMP^

[Fingers]

Have you checked the other messages about PERL in Programming and Web Development ?

[brandon184]

Yup. There was one ActivePerl thread, which had no information that was at all useful to me. Thanks anyway.

[Fingers]

brandon, as far as I know, Perl is a little white bead used for jewelry.

Obviously I can't give you any specific help, but I referred surrealchereal to Experts Exchange regarding her PERL related topic , and I believe she recieved some help from there.

Check the Perl forum under "Web Developers"...

[CujoRbd]

Do you have the Shebang line (which looks something like this: #!/local/bin/perl) set up correctly in your scripts? That's usually how Xitami handles your scripts.

And definitely check to see if perl is installed correctly, as suggested by izzzy.

Later.

[This message has been edited by CujoRbd (edited 08-16-2001).]

[izzzy12k]

I know that one way to test is the perl installation is to open a DOS window and type:

perl -v

this will let you know if it installed ok or not.