ActivePerl will give you HTTPS support, too. I don't remember if it's out-of-the-box, or if you need to "ppm install Crypt-SSLeay", but it's one or the other....
On 27/12/2012 10:57, sawyer x wrote: > Last meeting someone asked about handling HTTPS domains in Perl, > specifically using WWW::Mechanize. > > Shortest version (for Windows only): > 1. Install DWIM Perl. > > Relatively short version: > 1. Install the OpenSSL C development library. I'd be happy if someone > shared how to do this on Windows. In Debian (and Debian-based) GNU/Linux > you'll need libssl-dev, in RedHat (and RedHat-based) GNU/Linux you'll > need openssl-devel. > 2. Install Crypt::OpenSSL. > 3. Make sure you have LWP::Protocol::https module installed. > Done. > > Long version (explanation): > Since WWW::Mechanize is basically a sophisticated wrapper around LWP, it > will use LWP::UserAgent. LWP used to be a big library, but now it's > split into many little libraries. One of these is the HTTPS protocol > library for LWP called LWP::Protocol::https, which is what > LWP::UserAgent will use to fetch pages from HTTPS URLs. It will in turn > use the OpenSSL library (known by the original name for OpenSSL): > Crypt::SSLeay. Since Crypt::SSLeay is basically bindings to the OpenSSL > C library, you'll need to have that installed. > > So, you'll need to install the OpenSSL C library (development files: > headers, etc.), the Perl bindings (Crypt::SSLeay), the LWP HTTPS > protocol (LWP::Protocol::https) and from that point LWP::UserAgent and > WWW::Mechanize will use HTTPS seamlessly. > > Hope that helps! > Sawyer. > > > _______________________________________________ > Perl mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.perl.org.il/mailman/listinfo/perl > _______________________________________________ Perl mailing list [email protected] http://mail.perl.org.il/mailman/listinfo/perl
