Perl not working in IIS 6

Perl scripts are no longer running through IIS. When a site calls a *.pl
file, a user's browser hangs and then timeout. I can run these scripts
through a command line without a problem, but not through a browser when a
site calls the file.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

RE: Perl not working in IIS 6

Just a bit more info...

Its just .pl files that will not run.
If I rename to .cgi, this is working properly.
Perl ISAPI Extension are Allowed in IIS.

Re: Perl not working in IIS 6

You may not have a MIME association for .PL files and if this is the case
IIS will not serve the file.

See this MS KB for more details -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;3269 65

Normally this will result in a 404 error being sent to the browser and a
404.3 being logged in your IIS Log files.

http://blog.crowe.co.nz/archive/2005/08/27/231.aspx

Maybe check your IIS Log files for the request and see what sub status code
is being logged. My article above shows you how to view the sub status code.

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Cheers

Chris

Chris Crowe
http://blog.crowe.co.nz


"DenverSun" wrote in message
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> Just a bit more info...
>
> Its just .pl files that will not run.
> If I rename to .cgi, this is working properly.
> Perl ISAPI Extension are Allowed in IIS.