Dbi

They have: 164 posts

Joined: Nov 2001

hi guys, i'm new to perl. so hope u guys can help me out.

i have a few questions..

1. is it a must for perl to use with apache server? can i use it with pws??

2. i'm currently using perl with apache. i've dl the activeperl 5.6 but when i tried to run some perl scripts, it says that i need to install dbi. so i dl the dbi but i dono how to install. can anyone help me out?

They have: 117 posts

Joined: Feb 2002

If you have ActivePerl there is a utility called PPM. Go to your command prompt and type in: ppm install name_of_module

Replace name_of_module above with the name of the dbi module you're told is missing. This will automatically install any needed perl mod.

They have: 117 posts

Joined: Feb 2002

Sorry, forgot to answer question one. Perl is independant of the webserver. Apache is not required.

They have: 164 posts

Joined: Nov 2001

i have installed active perl but when i type ppm in the command prompt, it says bad command....what is wrong?

They have: 117 posts

Joined: Feb 2002

Search your machine for a file called ppm.bat

If you find it, change to that directory at the command prompt and try running it from there.

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