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Installing ActivePerl on Windows (x86)

Windows Prerequisites
Hardware: 75 MB hard disk space for typical install

Perl for ISAPI: requires an ISAPI-compatible web server, such as IIS 4.0 or greater, or PWS 4.0 or greater

PerlScript: requires an ActiveX scripting host such as Internet Explorer 4.0 or greater or Windows Scripting Host

Perl Environment Variables: if Perl environment variables such as PERLLIB, PERL5LIB or PERL5OPT have been set on your system, you should unset them before installing ActivePerl. Otherwise, these variables may cause incompatible versions of Perl modules to be used during the installation process.

System Account: (MSI Installer only) Do not launch the installation package from a directory for which the ``System'' account does not have read permission. If you do, the Windows Installer Service will not be able to access the MSI file in order to perform the installation. You may get an error message to this effect, or it may fail mysteriously.

Administrative Rights: If you are installing Perl on behalf of other users, we recommend running the installer while logged in with an account that has administrative privileges (Windows NT/2000/XP/2003). Running without administrative privileges results in the following limitations:
The PerlScript feature will be unavailable.

ActivePerl applications will not write messages to the event log.

Environment variables are set only for the current user.

The option to create a file association for Perl files is disabled.

Registry entries are created under HKEY_CURRENT_USER and not under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.

Windows XP / Windows 2003 Server: no additional requirements

Windows 2000
(MSI Installer only) Microsoft Windows Installer 2.0 or greater, available from: http://downloads.ActiveState.com ... 2.0/NT/InstMsiW.exe

Windows Me
(MSI Installer only) Microsoft Windows Installer 2.0 or greater, available from: http://downloads.ActiveState.com ... 2.0/9x/InstMsiA.exe

Windows NT
Service Pack 5 or greater

(MSI Installer only) Microsoft Windows Installer 2.0 or greater, available from: http://downloads.ActiveState.com ... 2.0/NT/InstMsiW.exe

(for the ActiveX Scripting Engine) Internet Explorer 5 or greater, available from: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

Windows 9x
(MSI Installer only) Microsoft Windows Installer 2.0 or greater, available from: http://downloads.ActiveState.com ... 2.0/9x/InstMsiA.exe

(for the ActiveX Scripting Engine) Internet Explorer 5 or greater available from: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

(for the ActiveX Scripting Engine) DCOM for Windows 9x, available from: http://www.microsoft.com/com/resources/downloads.asp

MSVCRT (Windows 95 only), available from: ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/softlib/mslfiles/mxvcrt.exe


Upgrading from ActivePerl 5.6.x
When upgrading from ActivePerl version 5.6, additional packages that were installed using PPM must be manually reinstalled for ActivePerl 5.8. Before performing the upgrade, generate a list of modules by running the following command at a command prompt:

dir /b c:\perl\site\lib\ppm-conf\*.ppd > c:\ppm_modules.txt

This will write a list of the modules installed via PPM to the file ppm_modules.txt. Alter the command as necessary to suit your installation.

After uninstalling the old version of ActivePerl, manually delete the c:\perl directory, then install ActivePerl 5.8.x. Use the version of PPM installed with ActivePerl 5.8 to re-install the modules listed in ppm_modules.txt.

Upgrading from ActivePerl 5.8.x
If you have installed modules using the PPM included with earlier versions of ActivePerl 5.8, use the following steps to upgrade ActivePerl. PPM modules can only be migrated to later ActivePerl builds if you installed ActivePerl using the MSI Installer.

Use Window's Add / Remove Programs applet (accessible from the Control Panel) to uninstall ActivePerl.
Manually delete all directories beneath the Perl installation directory (by default C:\Perl) except the site\lib directory.
Install ActivePerl to the same directory (i.e., C:\Perl).
Use the ppm upgrade command to check for module updates.
Windows Installers
If you are using ActivePerl to serve CGI / ASP scripts using IIS or another Web server, stop the Web server before installing ActivePerl.

MSI Installer Package

To install the MSI package double-click on the MSI file in Windows Explorer.
Do not install over a 500 or 600 series build of ActivePerl. This package must be installed into a separate directory.

MSI Package Installation from the Command Line

You can install ActivePerl from the command line using the 'msiexec' program. For example:
msiexec /i msi_file.msi
The ADDLOCAL command line property is used to specify which features should be installed. (If ADDLOCAL is not specified, all features are installed.) For example:

msiexec /i msi_file.msi ADDLOCAL="PERL_FEATURE,PERLIS"
The following features may be specified with the ADDLOCAL switch:

PERL_FEATURE (the Perl core)

PPM (the Programmer's Package Manager)

PERLIS (the Perl for ISAPI interpreter)

PERLSE (the Perl ActiveX Scripting Engine)

EXAMPLES (some simple examples)

DOCUMENTATION (the ActivePerl documentation)

A set of command-line properties can be used to configure the installation. For example:

msiexec /i msi_file.msi TARGETDIR="c:\perl" PERL_PATH="Yes"
TARGETDIR: Used to specify the absolute path where ActivePerl will be installed. If not specified, ActivePerl will be installed in a default location on the same drive as the Windows operating system. If this option is used, a value is required.

PL_IISMAP: If this option is set to 'Yes', the installer will create a global IIS script mapping for '.pl' and Perl. By default, the installation does not create the script mapping.

PLX_IISMAP: If this option is set to 'Yes', the installer will create a global IIS script mapping for '.plx' and PerlIS. By default, the installation does not create the script mapping.

PERL_PATH: If this option is set to 'Yes', the Perl/bin directory will be added to the system PATH environment variable. By default, the directory is not added to the path.

The following command-line switches can be used:

Silent Mode

To run in silent mode, specify the '/q' command line option. The installer will run with no UI.

Logging

To log the installation process, specify the '/l' command line option and the name of the log file. For example:
msiexec /i msi_file.msi /l log.txt
To enable verbose logging, use the '*v' modifier with the '/l' command line option. For example:

msiexec /i msi_file.msi /l*v log.txt

AS Installer Package

The AS package is a generic installation package that can be used on systems where the MSI package is not supported. The AS package provides no uninstall functionality. To install using the AS package, double-click the the installer file and follow the prompts.


Windows Configuration
If you run Perl at the command prompt, the script will be executed by the first Perl.exe it encounters in the list of paths in the PATH environment variable. To ensure the script is executed by the Perl interpeter you want it to be executed by, you can specify the complete path to the Perl.exe you want to use. (typing perl -v at the command prompt will tell you which version of Perl is currently first in your PATH)

Installing ActivePerl will change your Path environment variable and may change registry settings, such as file associations, which may affect your Web server. If you want to use a previously installed copy of Perl, you will need to modify these settings.


Uninstalling ActivePerl on Windows
MSI Package

If you installed ActivePerl using the MSI installer, uninstall using the Windows Add / Remove Programs applet.

AS Package

If you installed ActivePerl using the AS installer, uninstall by deleting the directory in which ActivePerl was installed.
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