running perl script in apache

Perl script can be run as executable files in apache.All you have to do is to follow some basic steps given below.

open your apache.conf file in write mode and add the following line.by default it's under /etc/apache2/ directory.

AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl

save the file.

Next, search for the line that says " in the file. It should look something like this:[In this case /var/www/ is the document root.]

Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None


Add "+ExecCGI" to the options list. The line now looks like this:
Options FollowSymLinks +ExecCGI

generally you can find this in sites-enabled/000-default file.

Restart your apache web server.

test by typing URL of your perl script in web browser.