Freimuth,Robert wrote: > > > ... I would like to build a simple > > > browser-based UI ... > > > > That's good. You'll need a web server of some sort, since that's > > what browsers talk to. > > > > > > > > Since I'm trying to generate dynamic HTML pages, I thought CGI > > > would be the way to go. However, from what I understand of CGI, > > > it requires a web server and can't be run locally. Since all of > > > my code is in perl, I would prefer to stick with it, if possible. > > > > Your CGI scripts need to be run by the web server; however, > > the web server > > can be run on your local PC. Your browser would just talk to > > http://localhost > > > > You can construct a "poor-man's" web server without too much > > trouble with > > the HTTP::Daemon module available on CPAN. Or, you can run a more > > full-featured web server like Apache or thttpd locally. > > This sounds promising. Could you please direct me to a resource that > explains how to set this up? I took a look at the docs for > HTTP::Daemon but I couldn't understand how to use it.
http://www.webtechniques.com/archives/2000/03/junk/ looks interesting. But if you don't want to fool with HTTP::Daemon, give thttpd a look: http://www.acme.com/software/thttpd/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
