On 6 Feb 99, at 6:28, Urb LeJeune wrote:
> I've been programming Perl for almost 5 years, however, zero experience
> on an NT.
There are a few builds of Perl for NT. I happen to have stuck with
the activestate version. They have something similar to CPAN called
ppm.
Installing Perl on NT with activestate is as easy as installing any
other program. And then using ppm is the easiest route to add
modules.
Here is a shot from the command line:
> D:\websites\germantown\cgi-bin>ppm
> PPM interactive shell (0.9.5) - type 'help' for available commands.
> PPM> help Commands:
> help [command] - prints this screen, or help on 'command'.
> install PACKAGES - installs specified PACKAGES.
> quit - leave the program.
> query [options] - query information about installed packages.
> remove PACKAGES - removes the specified PACKAGES from the system.
> search [options] - search information about available packages.
> set [options] - set/display current options. verify [options] -
> verifies current install is up to date.
>
> PPM>
http://www.activestate.com/
They have a program that they say will turn you perl script into a
compiled executable that will run much faster and ... ah .. gee.
might this be another crucial reason: hide your code. It costs
US$395 which doesn't seem unreasonable to me.
If I were to run Perl on NT with a webserver I would certainly buy
that if it worked. Or I would see if mod_perl and apache work on NT.
I would really be more inclined to use ASP (can perl be used in ASP
... I think so) -- I am not 100% sure what ASP is and I am sure that
most people who do speak of it are less sure.
Allow me to note that I would only run perl on a webserver within the
context of mod_perl. I use it on our intranet (linux/apache) and it
very noticeably speeds up every program so it seems as though
connecting to a database (I use Apache::DBI as well) , seeking
records, and then formatting the results appears nearly as fast as
just requesting a plain html file.
Now, if the question is using perl in a cgi context .... then it is
another question. The last time I tried to do that I ran into many
obstacles and I just gave it up (with IIS). I have heard it has
gotten easier. Much will depend on the httpd server you use. And
even I would rather just pay a pro to teach me.
Peter
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