Chuck Crisler wrote: > I need to execute a Perl script on the server from my HTML. I > found examples of running a script in the browser and I know how to > configure Apache. I just don't know how to invoke a server script. I > need the answer, but it would really be helpful to also know where to > look for this information. :-) > One more piece of info. I am not using a form. I have an example from > Apache for that.
If the script is fast and small, or if you're not concerned about loading down Apache, you could write a Perl/CGI wrapper script that calls your script via system(), backticks, etc., and displays a simple done/ error page. If the script is slow, heavy, or otherwise needs to run independent of Apache, you could turn your script into a server and write a Perl/CGI control panel application. Use the CGI.pm module -- it will take care of forms, parameters, GET vs. POST, etc.. If your CGI stuff starts getting complicated, a web framework may help (Mason, CGI::Application, Catalyst, etc.). As always, beware of security issues. The Perl Cookbook, the CGI.pm book, and/or CGI Programming with Perl would all be helpful. HTH, David -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
