the main problem in installing links-sql is having an working
installation of perl+webserver.
i have found a solution where everything (php,ssl,https,php4,
mysql+all kind of drivers such as dbi,sendmail,apache) is installed
and configurated properly.
nusphere mysql;u can find it right here and its free (of course)

http://nusphere.com/

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and now i will desribe the way u have to install your links sql with nusphere server:

change in your install.cgi the first line to #!perl

copy the files (install.cgi,*.dat) to your cgi-bin and run install.cgi from your browser.
(point to http://yourserver/cgi-bin/install.cgi)
when asked fill in the fields:
but: when asked for the sendmail dir just put in sendmail
(don't know why ? but it works)

links-sql is expanding all files and afterwards it presents an link to setup.cgi
but before you continue, you have to change in all .cgi files
the 1st line to #!perl .
(you find them in cgi-bin...cgi-bin/admin)


continue ...and do the database setup
(don't forget to create an empty database, eg. with phpmysql)

now you are done!!!

you dont have to change anything in the http.conf of apache


enjoy!!

Um actually Links SQL automatically configures the path to perl in all the scripts.

Secondly you don't have to edit httpd.conf anyway......

Finally, to install perl, mysql and apache on a Windows server is actually very simple. You just download the binaries of each one and execute . After that it may take a couple of minutes to edit httpd.conf and setup a user in MySQL but that's about it so Im not sure why "nuspere" is so good.

Since when have Sendmail and Apache been drivers?

Paul Wilson.
http://www.wiredon.net/gt/
http://www.perlmad.com/

Wow, Paul
its great to see that you´re an advanced user! :-)


but there are many people out there who don´t know so much as you.

i just wanted to help

ok, it would have been better to post this to "Perl,CGI,and more"

It has nothing to do with being an *advanced* user.

It IS actually simple to install Perl, Apache, MySQL if you read the INSTRUCTIONS.

If you found nusphere useful then great, but there is no need to use it.

The instructions you gave are incorrect also as they don't need to change the path to perl in each script etc...

Paul Wilson.
http://www.wiredon.net/gt/
http://www.perlmad.com/

ups, i am sorry:
you are right: it does all the changes, I am sorry for that.

1st writing, then reading and then posting
:-))