Dan Muey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello There, > > > > I would like to see if my ISP has perl available if one > > wanted to incorporate perl into a web page. Is there a quick > > and dirty web page I can upload to my ISP to test if perl is > Try this: > > test.cgi > #!/usr/bin/perl -w > > use strict; > use CGI 'header'; > print header(); > print "/usr/bin/perl Is VERSION $]"; > > - Ftp in ascii > - chmod to 755 > > However this is assuming: > - Perl is at /usr/bin/perl > - it's on a unix server > - 755 is what it needs to be > - .cgi is the extension you need > - you're user is allowed > > All of which is basically what you're trying to find out. > I'd just call your isp and say: > - What is the path to Perl? > - How do I upload/execute Perl scripts in my webspace? > > HTH
Perfect! Exactly what I was looking for. I can deal with the paths/permissions/etc. I'm just trying to figure out how to get started. Oh, would I call this inside a web page with a <SCRIPT> tag or something? How do I point to the CGI script? Thanks again...! Jeff __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
