Thread: Installing Apache and Perl

SQL-Ledger needs an HTTP server,sofirst install the Apache 2.2 web-server provided on this month's DVD. During Apache 2.2 Server installation, when you're prompted at the Server Information dialog box, provide "localhost" both as the Network Domain and Server Name. Provide an email ID as administrator's address and also check the option of using Port 80 as the service. When you complete the installation, a new icon of Apache server on the System Tray gets installed. By right-clicking on this icon and selecting Open Apache Monitor, we can Start/Stop/Restart the Apache Web Server. To test that the server has been installed and is running, type local host on your browser's address bar. If you get the message "It Works," it indicates that the Apache web service is running.



The second important requirement for SQL-Ledger ERP system is a Perl run¬time for all its scripts to get executed. Active Perifrom Active State is a ready-to-use complete Perl distribution package and on the DVD we have provided the latest bundle for Windows. Install it with default settings and it will register the Perl path in the system's environment variables. Once when the installation has been completed, open the command prompt and type command 'ppm'. It will open a GUI interface of Perl Package Manager, where you can see the installed packages. When you type 'dbd' in the package filter search box, you'll see a list of Database Drivers (DBD) for Oracle, ODBC and SQLite. However, the DBD package for Postgre SQL is not there.