Linux is free and easy to install on just about ANY platform (including a 486, depending on the version you're running) and will reasonably approximate which ever version of Unix you are running.
www.redhat.com www.debian.org www.mandrake.com -or- www.linuxiso.org has ISO disk images for any version of Linux of BSD you'll want. If you don't want to use Linux, use one of the BSDs: www.freebsd.org - easiest BSD to use www.openbsd.org - most secure BSD to use, but limited platforms www.netbsd.org - runs on any hardware you can imagine.... Furthermore, Apache is free and easy to install and set up, with thousands of tutorials on how to install mod_perl, or use Perl with CGI/BIN. www.apache.org So I would suggest that you use a Linux and Apache combination on a spare machine lying around. Truly. You'll feel better about moving the code to the Unix server later, because the behavior will be the same. Furthermore, Perl was developed in a Unix environment, and is most native to Unix. Yes you can develop on a Novel server if you so desire, that's one thing that makes Perl so great, but when you have so many free and powerful tools at your disposal, why would you not want to use them? hth, Maurice >We have a Unix server for our internet applications, but I am reluctant to >do development work on it, being so new to Perl and we do not have another >Unix server. Can I write and test CGI applications on a Novelle server? If >so, what would I need to do - just install Perl on the server and then call >my programs in a cgi_bin directory? > >Pc > > > >_________________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > >-- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
