On Wed, 9 Oct 2013 22:46:36 +0100 "Alastair Mackenzie" <alast...@batmail.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi. > > I'd like to use Perl to access some web sites. I've been reading 'Perl & > LWP' --- which has been very helpful and seems to make sense --- and now I'd > like to get on with some scripting. However, I've run into a bit of a > problem. The main URL that I'm interested in accessing uses the HTTPS > protocol, and my version of LWP doesn't support HTTPS. When I try to run my > script the status_line comes back as "501 Protocol scheme 'https' is not > supported (Crypt:::SSLeay not installed)". If I add "use Crypt::SSLeay;" to > my script I get an error message saying "Can't locate Crypt/SSLeay in @INC". > > I gather that I need either Crypt::SSLeay --- or possibly LWP-Protocol-https > --- but I don't know how find out exactly what I need or how to get it. Can > you point me in the right direction, please? > > I'm using ActivePerl 5.8.8.817. > > I'm reasonably computer literate, but I don't have any experience of > compiling packages, so I'll need step-by-step instructions (or a book or > on-line course on this subject). > > >> Which module(s) do I need? > Crypt::SSLeay > >> How do I go about getting and installing the necessary module(s)? > See the various resources at http://perl-begin.org/topics/cpan/ (Note: I created Perl-Begin and maintain it). > >> My version of ActivePerl seems to include something called 'PPM'. Is > >> that relevant? If so, how can I get step-by-step instructions on how to > >> use it? Perhaps try this search - https://duckduckgo.com/?q=ppm%20activeperl . > > >> Do I need OpenSSL? If so, how can I get step-by-step instructions on how > >> to obtain and install it? Yes, you do, unless the Perl extension is statically linked to it. I have no idea about how to install OpenSSL on Windows (You can try searching the web). > > >> Would it make any difference if I upgrade to ActivePerl 5.16? > As you've seen - it did. I should further note that for Windows, most clueful people would recommend using http://strawberryperl.com/ , which is free-as-in-speech, open source, community maintained (and naturally - gratis), and better, over ActivePerl, which is proprietary, or http://dwimperl.com/windows.html , which contains Strawberry Perl and other extensions (although it seems that now DWIM Perl is stuck at perl-5.14.x, which was end-of-lifed). Finally, I should note that there's already perl-5.18.1, so you should use it instead of perl-5.16.x. Regards, Shlomi Fish -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ My Aphorisms - http://www.shlomifish.org/humour.html The Angel of Death cannot keep up with Chuck Norris’s throughput of killing. — http://www.shlomifish.org/humour/bits/facts/Chuck-Norris/ Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply .
