I am trying to set up the apache server with mod_perl so that I can execute perl scripts in the browser itself.
I have the following packages installed rajulocal@hogwarts:~/public_html/perl$ dpkg -l \*apache\* | grep ^ii ii apache2 2.4.10-6 amd64 Apache HTTP Server ii apache2-bin 2.4.10-6 amd64 Apache HTTP Server (modules and other binary files) ii apache2-data 2.4.10-6 all Apache HTTP Server (common files) ii apache2-utils 2.4.10-6 amd64 Apache HTTP Server (utility programs for web servers) ii libapache-poi-java 3.10-1 all Apache POI - Java API for Microsoft Documents ii libapache-pom-java 10-2 all Maven metadata for all Apache Software projects ii libapache2-mod-perl2 2.0.9~1624218-2 amd64 Integration of perl with the Apache2 web server ii libapache2-mod-perl2-doc 2.0.9~1624218-2 all Integration of perl with the Apache2 web server - documentation ii libapache2-reload-perl 0.12-3 all module for reloading Perl modules when changed on disk My iceweasel version is rajulocal@hogwarts:~/public_html/perl$ dpkg -l \*iceweasel\* | grep ^ii | grep -v l10n ii iceweasel 31.2.0esr-2~deb7u1 amd64 Web browser based on Firefox ii iceweasel-dbg 31.2.0esr-2~deb7u1 amd64 Debugging symbols for Iceweasel I checked that the perl module is enabled root@hogwarts:~# a2enmod perl Module perl already enabled I checked that the apache server is running by going to http://localhost/index.html and that the userdir module is working by going to http://localhost/~rajulocal/index.html . I created the following perl script rajulocal@hogwarts:~/public_html/perl$ cat mod_perl_rules1.pl print "Content-type: text/plain\n\n"; print "mod_perl rules!\n"; However, if I point the iceweasel brower to http://localhost/~rajulocal/perl/mod_perl_rules1.pl , it launches the file download dialog saying You have chosen to open: mod_perl_rules1.pl which is: PL file (65 bytes) from: http://localhost What should Iceweasel do with this file? Open with ... Save File Do this automatically for files like this from now on. Cancel Ok Is there some configuration I am missing? I tried looking at articles such as https://www.debian-administration.org/article/635/A_brief_introduction_to_mod_perl_-_Part_1 but none of them seem to have this problem. Any thoughts/suggestions/comments are most welcome. raju -- Kamaraju S Kusumanchi http://malayamaarutham.blogspot.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/CABpbYac-yznCw1aD6BZ=kEBY0xXJ0OKCrZJ9ZcFkcctPtd=9...@mail.gmail.com
