Re: Perl module

Yes, if the module is pure Perl (as opposed to modules that contain C code) you can just copy it to a folder on your web server.

As for finding the module, if you put it in your cgi-bin directory, the CGI script should find it automatically. (If the module is Foo::Bar, make put it to cgi-bin/Foo/Bar.pm ). If you want to put it somewhere else, use lib '/some/path'.

Now the bad news: Date::Calc contains C code and needs to be compiled on the host machine. That needs shell access. You can still install it in your cgi-bin (or anywhere else), so you do not need root access, but you need shell access to compile it.

Recommended reading: A Guide to Installing Modules here on PerlMonks

Update: Actually, as sgifford pointed out below, (please vote him up !) you do not really need shell access: You can wrap the install script in a CGI script and run it through the web server.

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Re^2: Perl module by sgifford (Prior) on Jan 15, 2005 at 05:17 UTC
I install things without shell access all the time. It goes something like this: `$ wget module-src.tar.gz $ cat >install-module #!/bin/sh -x printf "Content-type: text/plain\n\n" tar xvzf module-src.tar.gz cd module-src perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/your/home make make test make install ^D $ ftp your.hosting.site ftp> cd cgi-bin ftp> bin ftp> put module-src.tar.gz ftp> put install-module ftp> site chmod +x install-module ftp> quit` [download] Then visit `http://your.site/cgi-bin/install-module`. Of course this will all vary somewhat, but the basic formula works. Update: As CountZero says, your provider must have the appropriate compiler available. And don't forget to remove the `install-module` script when you're done, for security reasons.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Perl module by CountZero (Bishop) on Jan 15, 2005 at 10:32 UTC
Provided of course your web-host has a C-compiler installed and available to be run by whatever privileges the cgi-process runs under. CountZero "If you have four groups working on a compiler, you'll get a 4-pass compiler." - Conway's Law	[reply]


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