First time using perl

[MTDesigns]

Hi!

I'm going to be adding a few scripts on my site, but I've never worked with perl scripts before ... just cgi and java.  Is there something I'll need to know in order to add perl scripts?  Will I have to chmod something or other?  ;D

Thanx much,

Joi~

[Dan Kaplan]

Have no fear, Perl and cgi is effectively the same thing.  

Dan

[MTDesigns]

Cooool....looking forward to figuring this one out !

Thanx!

Joi~

[YFS200]

Tool Time Tip:

When installing a perl script, skip the chmod part in the install. FQ normal default settings work 99% of the time.  If you can't get the script working, then go back and chmod things.

YFS200

[mike_w]

Or, when in doubt just chmod 755 the script. And, if the script won't run, from the command line do - perl -c scriptname. That will give you a very good idea of where your script is failing.

Speaking of perl, the recently released third edition of Programming Perl is a huge improvement over the second edition. I never really liked the second edition. It was sorely lacking in many areas.

[Justin]

Have no fear, Perl and cgi is effectively the same thing.

CGI stands for Common Gateway Interface. CGI is not a programming/scripting language, it is an Interface between a program and a web server.

Perl is a scripting language. Perl is used for *many* non-web related functions, and is not necessarily intended for use in CGI scripts.

You can write a CGI script in any language supported by the web server. It can be C/C++, Perl, PHP, bash, Java, or whatever. I probably have more PHP and bash CGIs running that I do Perl scripts...

Just wanted to clear that up

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Justin Nelson
FutureQuest Support