OMG PERL. I know you know it, so tell me a few things:
1. How do I make index.pl act as the default index page (in a blank directory) without doing DirectoryIndex index.pl in .htaccess (I really dislike changing the DirectoryIndex).
2. How do I open a website for read? The open() call works fine on stuff on the server the page is on, but I can't figure out how to open sites on other servers.
Alright that's annoying! I can't edit my own post -.-
SO,
3. Is there a Perl console I can get for Windows?
This is getting fucking annoying:
4. The tutorial I'm using says to use $_ variables, but doesn't tell you how to create them.
$_ is the default for every action.
You can make index.html forward to index.pl with javascript, I suppose. Either way, the best way to do it is the modify the apache configuration stuff.
www.perl.com has ActivePerl, which is Windows.
I forget how to open websites. You have to use the IO:: class I think, to make it easy.
Punk, you're the one who stole my JavaOp Win32 Alternate Setup Guide by using perl!
Anyway, ActivePerl is stupid, and I don't like it. Aside from that, I have to shell out cash if I want my compiled perl applications to run after January 25th (which I don't care about, because I don't want to make apps yet).
They invented P2P for a reason. Pirating isn't it, but it still works.