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Q150629: Configuring and Testing a PERL Script with IIS

Article: Q150629
Product(s): Internet Information Server
Version(s): 1.0,2.0,3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 20-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Internet Information Server versions 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 
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SUMMARY
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The following PERL script can be used to test for the proper installation and
execution of CGI scripts with Internet Information server.

MORE INFORMATION
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Create a file with Notepad, and type the following lines of code. Save the file
in the scripts directory as Helloworld.pl.

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

  print "<HTML>\n";
  print "<HEAD>\n";
  print "<TITLE>Hello World</TITLE>\n";
  print "</HEAD>\n";
  print "<BODY>\n";
  print "<H4>Hello World</H4>\n";
  print "<P>\n";
  print "Your IP Address is $ENV{REMOTE_ADDR}.\n";
  print "<P>";
  print "<H5>Have a nice day</H5>\n";
  print "</BODY>\n";
  print "</HTML>\n";

Once you have created the file, you need to configure PERL to run securely with
Internet Information. Perl.exe should not be located in any of the directories
accessible by a user with a browser.

With a script mapping in the registry, you can place the Perl.exe outside of the
normal directory structure a user has access to.

To configure PERL script mapping
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WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious, system-wide
problems that may require you to reinstall Windows NT to correct them. Microsoft
cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the use of Registry Editor can
be solved. Use this tool at your own risk.

1. Start Regedt32.exe and open the following registry key:

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W3SVC
  \Parameters\ScriptMap

2. Click Add Value from the Edit menu.

3. The Value Name is .pl

4. The Data type is REG_SZ.

5. The String value is <the full path to perl.exe>\perl.exe %s %s

  NOTE: The "%s %s" is case sensitive. (e.g. "%S %S" will not work).

6. Restart the WWW service.

Now that the registry has been configured, you can test the PERL script with your
browser. Using the defaults directory structure with IIS, the URL would be the
following:

  http://<Server Name>/scripts/helloworld.pl?

Additional query words: CGI PERL

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbiisSearch kbiis300 kbiis200 kbiis100
Version           : :1.0,2.0,3.0
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbinfo

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