The IIS configuration dialogues will differ between IIS versions. This post used IIS 6 on Windows Server 2003.
1. Download and Install ActiveState Perl from the Official website
Ensure the correct MSI installer file, 32-bit or 64-bit, is downloaded based on your current Windows operating system. Make note of the installation location. You will need this information later for IIS configuration.
2. Define New IIS Application Extension
Perl will be enabled on the Default Web Site.
Start the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager using
Control Panel >> Administrative Tools >> Internet Information Services Manager.
On the Internet Information Services Manager window above, click Web Sites on the left pane. On the right pane, right-click the Default Web Site to display the pop-up menu as shown below.
Select Properties from the above pop-up menu. The Default Web Site Properties window is displayed below. Click on the Home Directory tab.
Click on the Configuration button. The Application Configuration window below is displayed.
Click on the above Add button. The below blank Add/Edit Application Extension Mapping window is displayed.
Find the installation location of the Perl executable module by using the Browse button.
The entries used for my installation are as follows –
- Executable: C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe “%s” “%s”
- Extension: *.pl (to designate a perl script)
- Limit to: GET, HEAD,POST
- Check mark the Script engine and Verify that the file exists check boxes.
The below window represents the completed application extension mapping.
Click OK to complete adding Application Extension Mapping.
Click OK to the Application Configuration window.
Click OK to the Default Web Site Properties window.
3. Define New IIS Web Service Extension
On the IIS Manager, click Web Service Extensions on the left pane.
Click on the Tasks link, Add a new Web service extension…
The New Web Service Extension window below is displayed.
Enter the following information –
- Extension name: Perl
- Set extension status to Allowed: Click the check box
- Click the Add button to provide Required files information
The Add file window below is displayed.
Using the Browse button, find the location of the Perl executable module.
Click OK for all windows to complete the new Web Service Extension. Below is a snippet of all windows used in this dialog.
Restart IIS using iisreset from the command prompt window below.
Congratulations! Perl is now installed and configured on IIS.
4. Validate Perl on IIS
To test Perl on IIS, save the below test script to your IIS web directory, typically, C:\Inetpub\wwwroot, as test.pl.
#!/usr/bin/perl # Perl test script # test.pl # Browser output always starts with content-type statement followed by a blank line print "Content-type: text/html"; print "\n\n"; # Browser HTML print "<html>"; print "<head>"; print "<title>PERL-Test</title>"; print "</head>"; print "<body>"; print "<hr>"; print "<h1>PERL</h1>"; print "<h3>Howdy Y'all from me PERL...</h3>"; print "<hr>"; print "</body>"; print "</html>";
On your browser address bar, enter http://localhost/test.pl
Note:This address will vary based on where test.pl is installed.
You should see a similar page as shown below.
Enjoy using Perl scripts on IIS!