Part 1. Where do I go to Download Personal Web Server?

Part 2. Config Perl with PWS on Windows 95/98

Part 4. Install modules (DBI, DBD) using PPM

Part 5. Install modules(DBI DBD manually(get the ppd & *.tr.gz)

Part 1. Where do I go to Download Personal Web Server?

The Setup file for the Personal Web Server for Windows 95, Windows NT Workstation 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0 is available for download on the web.

Follow the instructions below to first download the executable file, then follow the instructions further on this page to actually install PWS.

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1. Connect to the appropriate PWS download page at:

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http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/ntoptionpack/askwiz.asp

2. Select Option 1.

3. At the bottom, click on the arrow to the right to select the appropriate Download option for your operating system, as shown below, then select the Next button.

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4. Select the download.exe link at the bottom of the page.

5. You can either Save the program to disk, or Run the program from its current location. For now, we will save the program to disk. Follow the instructions to actually run the download executable and install PWS on your system.

reference :http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/nts/downloads/recommended/NT4OptPk/default.asp

Part 2. Config Perl with PWS on Windows 95/98

download from http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q231/9/98.asp

FP2000: How to Use Perl with Microsoft Personal Web Server on Windows 95/98

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FrontPage 2000

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SUMMARY

The following article describes how to set up the Microsoft Personal Web Server to use the Windows version of Perl. This allows you to run Perl scripts on the Microsoft Personal Web Server.

This article also includes a sample Perl script that can be used to test the Perl engine on your computer.

MORE INFORMATION

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys and Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT or Windows 2000, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

How to Configure the Microsoft Personal Web Server to Use Perl

For security reasons, you do not want Perl.exe to exist in any directory that can be browsed from other computers. With a script mapping in the registry, you can place the Perl.exe outside of the normal directory structure and avoid such security risks.

On the Start menu, click Run.
In the Open box, type Regedit and click OK.
Open the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W3SVC \Parameters\ScriptMap
On the Edit menu, point to New, and click String Value.
Name the value .pl and press ENTER.
Select .pl, and click Modify on the Edit menu.
In the Value Data box, type <the full path to perl.exe>\perl.exe %s %s

NOTE: The "%s %s" is case sensitive (for example, "%S %S" will not work).
Close the Registry Editor, and restart your computer.

NOTE: Some versions of PERL automatically add this registry key when you install.

How to Create a Perl Script to Use for Testing

Create a file with Notepad, and type the following lines of code. Save the file as testing.pl in a folder in your web. Make sure this folder is marked executable.

In Notepad, type the following:

   print "HTTP/1.0 200 OK\n";
   print "Content-Type: text/html\n\n";

   print "<HTML>\n";
   print "<HEAD>\n";
   print "<TITLE>Perl Test Page</TITLE>\n";
   print "</HEAD>\n";
   print "<BODY>\n";
   print "<H3>This is a test to see if Perl is Working</H3>\n";
   print "<P>\n";
   print "<H5>If you can see this, Perl is properly configured</H5>\n";
   print "</BODY>\n";
   print "</HTML>\n";

How to Test the Script

To test the script, browse to the Perl script in Internet Explorer. For example, if you placed the testing.pl file in a folder named cgi-bin in your root web (C:\Inetpub\cgi-bin), you would type the following in the Internet Explorer address bar:

http://localhost/cgi-bin/testing.pl

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Part 3. Where can I download DBI

http://velocity.activestate.com/code/cpan/d/db/DBI.html

Part 4. Install modules using PPM

downlad from http://perl.xotechnologies.net/tutorials/PPM/PPM.htm

The Perl Package Manager, or PPM, is used to install extension modules to your Perl configuration. This can be useful if you want to extend what you can do using Perl (ie: Access databases using ODBC, etc.)

1- Make sure you install the ActivePerl first.
2- You must be able to access the ppm program by typing ppm at the command prompt :

3- If you want to see the list of already installed modules, type query at the ppm prompt :

4- To see the list of available modules from ActivePerl, type search at the ppm prompt. Remember that ppm must access the Internet in order to install new modules. If you can't get access to the Internet (because of proxy errors or else), you will have to install modules manually.

5- To install a new package (module), type install modulename, ex: install DBI

6- You can type help to get ... help !

7- You can exit ppm by typing quit or exit.

8- If ppm doesn't have access to the Internet (because of proxy or else), you can still install modules but manually. Have a look at all available zipped modules. For Perl 5.6, get the .ppd file (save target as type all file or .ppd, NOT .htm) and then get the .tar.gz file in the MSWin32-x86-multi-thread directory and put it in the x86 directory. See example for DBI :

9- You will have to tweak the .ppd file in order for it to go look for the file on your hard drive (x86 directory) instead of the internet. See example :

- before :

- after (note the back slash in x86\DBI... ) :

10- Example for DBI installation : to install the DBI module, download it from (http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Downloads/ActivePerl/PPM/Zips)here, unzip it in a subdirectory, with the command prompt and being in that subdirectory type ppm install DBI.ppd at the command prompt :

10- You can also create a batch file that would do that for you. Put it in the directory that contains the DBI.ppd file.

11- Make sure you use modules designed for the appropriate version of Perl you are using (5.005 or 5.6), you can access them here. This is because the new ActiveState build can use multithreads, not the old version. More info about this.

Part 5. Install modules(DBI DBD manually(get the ppd & *.tr.gz)

First, get ppd (dbi.ppd) file at http://www.activestate.com/PPMPackages/5.6/
Second, get the dbi.tar.gz at http://www.activestate.com/PPMPackages/5.6/MSWin32-x86-multi-thread/ and save the dbi.tar.gz at x86 directory
Third, modify the dbi.ppd file to point to the dbi.tar.gz
Fourth, in the commond prompt type "c:\temp\dbi\ppm install dbi.ppd"