How to Install ISAPI Perl Page 3

There is only one version of ISAPI Perl: ActiveState Perl. When Perl is download from ActiveState, it comes with a normal, command-line version of Perl, ISAPI Perl,
and PerlScript for scripting inside of Active Server Pages.

ISAPI Perl used to be a bear to install on Microsoft’s Internet Information Server (IIS) because associating ISAPI Perl with an application required registry settings. Thanks to the ingenuity of the ActiveState guys, the more recent versions of ActiveState Perl come with an installer that detect IIS and make this association for you.

However, should you wish to understand what it takes to do this, instructions are included with the
ActivePerl Documentation. Specifically, the

IIS 4.0 Installation Section of the

Web Server Config FAQ.

One thing to note is that although the process of including ISAPI Perl on IIS is straightforward with Windows NT, it is a bit trickier to get it to work on Windows 98. This is partially because even though Personal Web Server for Windows 98 is basically a clone of IIS, it is not entirely identical to IIS.

If you are using Windows 98, you can increase your chances of success with installing ISAPI Perl by shutting down Personal Web Server before you install Perl. After you are done installing Perl, you should reboot your machine completely before attempting to use ISAPI Perl.