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[[inx]Olly]

Hello all,

A new thing for me to learn today is installing perl modules :)

I've been asked the install the following.

Template (v2.07)
AppConfig (v1.52)
Date::Parse (any)
Chart::Base (v0.99c) for bug charting

Am I completely off track in thinking these can be installed via WHM, or do they need to be installed manually?

Thanks in advance :)

[TDMWeb]

In Web Host Manager scroll all the way down to the "Software" heading and select "Install a Perl module". Easy peasy.

To check what modules are installed use PerlDiver:

http://www.scriptsolutions.com/programs/free/perldiver/

[[inx]Olly]

Thank you Chris, that was just the ticket. Another notch on my linux bedpost

[Slidey]

i wouldnt call this 'learning how to install perl modules'. i'd call it one more notch on your point and click bedpost..

if you want to learn this sorta stuff do it without hte whm

[Winkie]

perl -MCPAN -e shell

IE perl, use module CPAN, run command 'shell', the CPAN module contains a shell command which produces, you guessed it, a shell, at the shall type

install Bundle::CPAN to grab the latest CPAN, then when it has

install Date:arse (or whateveR)

problem solved.

[[inx]Olly]

Wooo. Now I am a linux expert thanks Winkie

[magnafix]

once you get the 'cpan' module installed, then you have a cpan shell which allows you to install anything and everything else, resolving dependancies along the way. Amazing that such software is free. (Thank you perl gods!)