Please Help, I need to install CGI capabilities on IIS 5.0

[netwokingrockz]

I have windows 2000 advanced server running and I'm using IIS 5.0 for my web server. I need cgi capabiliites so I can run UBB. Can anyone tell me the process of doing this!!

thank you for your time

mike smith

 

[Chatterjee]

cgi in installed by default with IIS... you may have to enable scripting capabilities in the virtual directory though...

PM me if you need more details..

-S

 

[rootaxs]

Hmm.. i ddn't know that. CGI/Perl only worked on my set-up once i installed ActivePerl

 

[blstriker]

IIS 5.0 can handle cgi capabilities, but it is NOT included with the operating system. Even Microsoft's website says this. You need to download a 3rd party PERL engine. The best one is from Active State.

 

[WoundedWallet]

ditto the last two.

 

[netwokingrockz]

blstriker, I went ahead and went with your idea. I downloaded it and installed it. Is there any more configuring I will have to do through IIs 5??


Any help is appretiated!!

thanks
mike

 

[netwokingrockz]

Ok, I got this thing installed and added the .pl extension under IIS, now, how do I get cgi capabilities??


LMK
thanks
mike

 

[rootaxs]

that's it...
u'll want to rename ur .cgi's to .pl or just configure IIS to parse .cgi's as scripts (which it doesn't do by default)

 

[jsbush]

I've also got this problem, can anyone help I download the 3rd party software and still dont work.