Perl issue

[redefinelove]

When trying to run a script, it tries to download it instead of run it. Help?

 

[misson]

To have Apache execute a perl script, it either needs to be in a ScriptAlias-ed directory (usually $ENV{'DOCUMENT_ROOT'}/cgi-bin) or the server needs a handler set for CGI scripts & the file needs the correct extension. In either case, the script also needs appropriate execute permissions. Read the Apache tutorial "Dynamic Content with CGI".

I could give more specific help if you gave more information.

 

[redefinelove]

I have it in /cgi-bin/perl
Permissions are set to 777
Not sure what I should be doing :/

 

[misson]

Typically, scripts would be placed in cgi-bin, not cgi-bin/perl, but that shouldn't make a difference.

If the script is under cgi-bin and has execute permissions (you should change the permissions to 755, by the way), the most likely suspect is the server configuration. ScriptAlias isn't configurable in .htaccess, so you can't set that yourself. Log in to cPanel and go to the CGI Center options; you may be able to enable CGI support there.