# Installing ActivePerl 5.8.9.828

- Selecting the Appropriate Version of ActivePerl
- Installing ActivePerl on Windows (x86)

- Windows Prerequisites
- Upgrading from ActivePerl 5.6.x
- Upgrading from ActivePerl 5.8.x
- Windows Installers
- Windows Configuration
- Uninstalling ActivePerl on Windows

- Installing ActivePerl on Mac OS X (x86, powerpc)

- OS X Prerequisites
- OS X Installer
- OS X Configuration
- Uninstalling ActivePerl on OS X

- Installing ActivePerl on Linux (x86)

- Linux Prerequisites
- Linux Installers
- Linux Configuration
- Uninstalling ActivePerl on Linux

- Installing ActivePerl on Solaris (sparc, x86)

- Solaris Prerequisites
- Business Edition License
- Solaris Installers
- Solaris Configuration
- Uninstalling ActivePerl on Solaris

- Installing ActivePerl on AIX (rs6000)

- AIX Prerequisites
- AIX Installers
- AIX Configuration
- Uninstalling ActivePerl on AIX

- Installing ActivePerl on HP-UX (PA-RISC)

- HP-UX Prerequisites
- HP-UX Installers
- HP-UX Configuration
- Uninstalling ActivePerl on HP-UX

Welcome, and thank you for choosing ActivePerl.

Note: The first three numbers of an ActivePerl release correspond to the core Perl version. The fourth number is the ActivePerl build number, which may be followed by a fifth number that specifies a modified build for ActivePerl Enterprise. For example, this release of ActivePerl is 5.8.9.828, which corresponds to Perl 5.8.9.

Please note that ActivePerl 800 series builds are NOT binary-compatible with the older 600 and 500 series builds. In particular, do not attempt to use extensions or PPM packages built for the 500 and 600 series builds with ActivePerl 800 series builds and vice versa.

Binaries for the following platforms are available:

- AIX rs6000 for AIX 5.1 or later
- Linux x86 with glibc 2.3 or later
- Mac powerpc for Mac OS X 10.4 or later
- Mac x86 for Mac OS X 10.4 or later
- SunOS sparc for Solaris 8 or later
- SunOS x86 for Solaris 10 or later
- Windows x86 for Windows 2000, 2003, XP, and Vista
- Windows x64 for Windows 2003, XP, and Vista

## Selecting the Appropriate Version of ActivePerl

There are currently two versions of ActivePerl that are supported. The most significant differences between the two versions are that:

ActivePerl 5.6.x, build 6xx

- is smaller
- may be faster
- has a broken threading model
- does not have unicode support

ActivePerl 5.8.x, build 8xx:

- is larger
- may be slower
- has a working threading model
- has unicode support

ActivePerl 5.6.x is generally better for web hosting purposes and high performance applications; however, ActiveState does not intend to continue releasing builds of Perl 5.6.x, unless a major security vulnerability is discovered.

ActivePerl 5.8.x is recommended for most Perl scripting needs. It has better support for more recent developments such as XML, and the bundled modules are much more up to date.

For more information, please refer to the release notes for latest release of each version:

- ActivePerl 5.8
- ActivePerl 5.10
- ActivePerl 5.12

## Installing ActivePerl on Windows (x86)

### Windows Prerequisites

- Hardware: 120 MB hard disk space for typical install
- Perl for ISAPI: requires an ISAPI-compatible web server, such as IIS 4.0 or greater
- PerlScript: requires an ActiveX scripting host such as Internet Explorer 4.0 or greater or Windows Scripting Host
- Perl Environment Variables: if Perl environment variables such as `PERLLIB`, `PERL5LIB` or `PERL5OPT` have been set on your system, you should unset them before installing ActivePerl. Otherwise, these variables may cause incompatible versions of Perl modules to be used during the installation process.
- System Account: (MSI Installer only) Do not launch the installation package from a directory for which the "System" account does not have read permission. If you do, the Windows Installer Service will not be able to access the MSI file in order to perform the installation. You may get an error message to this effect, or it may fail mysteriously.
- Administrative Privileges: On Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista systems ActivePerl installations must be performed by a privileged user only. If you install ActivePerl without full administrator privileges, the following problems occur:
  - Environment variables are set only for the current user
  - PerlScript file associations are not created
  - The PerlScript feature will be unavailable
  - Registry entries are created under HKEY_CURRENT_USER and not under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  - IIS script mappings are not set
  - ActivePerl applications will not write messages to the event log
  - ActivePerl only appears in the Add/Remove Programs list for the current user
- Internet Explorer: Ensure that you have at least IE 6. If necessary, get an update from:
  http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
- Windows XP / Windows 2003 Server: no additional requirements
- Windows 2000
  - (MSI Installer only) Microsoft Windows Installer 2.0 or greater, available from: http://downloads.ActiveState.com/contrib/Microsoft/MSI2.0/NT/InstMsiW.exe

### Upgrading from ActivePerl 5.6.x

Upgrading from ActivePerl version 5.6 requires that you delete the old version of ActivePerl, and then install the 5.8.x version. This means that any additional packages that were installed using PPM must be manually reinstalled after the ActivePerl 5.8.x installation, so creating a list of these packages is an important first step.

To upgrade from ActivePerl 5.6.x:

1. Generate a list of modules using the following command (changed as required to suit your system):
   `dir /b c:\perl\site\lib\ppm-conf\*.ppd > c:\ppm_modules.txt`
2. Uninstall the old version of ActivePerl.
3. Manually delete the Perl directory (by default, `c:\perl`).
4. Reboot.
5. Install ActivePerl 5.8.x using the downloaded installer from:
   http://activestate.com/Products/Download/Download.plex?id=ActivePerl
6. Use the version of PPM that was installed as part of the ActivePerl 5.8 installation to re-install the modules listed in `ppm_modules.txt`.

### Upgrading from ActivePerl 5.8.x

If you have installed modules using the PPM included with earlier versions of ActivePerl 5.8, use the following steps to upgrade ActivePerl. PPM modules can only be migrated to later ActivePerl builds if you installed ActivePerl using the MSI Installer.

1. Use Window's Add / Remove Programs applet (accessible from the Control Panel) to uninstall ActivePerl.
2. Manually delete all directories beneath the Perl installation directory (by default `C:\Perl`) except the `site\lib` directory.
3. Install ActivePerl to the same directory (i.e., `C:\Perl`).
4. Use the ppm upgrade command to check for module updates.

If your `site\lib` has been created with ActivePerl 817 or earlier, then you need to completely remove the whole directory tree, do a clean installation, and reinstall your modules with PPM. This is necessary because in ActivePerl 818 the order of `lib` and `site\lib` in `@INC` has been reversed, and all bundled modules now reside in the `lib` directory. Having older versions of these bundled modules in `site\lib` at the front of `@INC` results in a broken installation.

Alternatively, you can use PPM-Profile to help save and restore your locally installed PPM packages. PPM-Profile is available through PPM and allows you to save a profile of all the PPM packages you have installed. For example, to save a profile before you upgrade, you can type:

      ppm install PPM-Profile
      ppmprofile save C:\profile.xml

Once you have saved this profile, you can proceed with the upgrade as explained above. Once done, you can use the profile you saved to reinstall the same set of PPM packages in your new installation by typing (add the --verbose flag for more details on what is being installed) :

      ppm install PPM-Profile
      ppmprofile restore C:\profile.xml

### Windows Installers

If you are using ActivePerl to serve CGI / ASP scripts using IIS or another Web server, stop the Web server before installing ActivePerl.

MSI Installer Package
  To install the MSI package double-click on the MSI file in Windows Explorer.

  Do not install over a 500 or 600 series build of ActivePerl. This package must be installed into a separate directory.

  MSI Package Installation from the Command Line
    You can install ActivePerl from the command line using the 'msiexec' program. For example:

            msiexec /i msi_file.msi

    The ADDLOCAL command line property is used to specify which features should be installed. (If ADDLOCAL is not specified, all features are installed.) For example:

            msiexec /i msi_file.msi ADDLOCAL="PERL_FEATURE,PERLIS"

    The following features may be specified with the ADDLOCAL switch:

    - PERL_FEATURE (the Perl core)
    - PPM (the Programmer's Package Manager)
    - PERLIS (the Perl for ISAPI interpreter)
    - PERLSE (the Perl ActiveX Scripting Engine)
    - EXAMPLES (some simple examples)
    - DOCUMENTATION (the ActivePerl documentation)

    A set of command-line properties can be used to configure the installation. For example:

            msiexec /i msi_file.msi TARGETDIR="c:\" PERL_PATH="Yes"

    - TARGETDIR: Used to specify the absolute path where ActivePerl will be installed. If not specified, ActivePerl will be installed in a default location on the same drive as the Windows operating system. If this option is used, a value is required.
      Note: Ensure that the NT 'SYSTEM' user account that actually runs the MSI installer has full access to the target directory.
      Also, don't select a directory with spaces in its name. Perl will likely work, but many scripts will not.
    - PL_IISMAP: If this option is set to 'Yes', the installer will create a global IIS script mapping for '.pl' and Perl. By default, the installation does not create the script mapping.
    - PLX_IISMAP: If this option is set to 'Yes', the installer will create a global IIS script mapping for '.plx' and PerlIS. By default, the installation does not create the script mapping.
    - PERL_PATH: If this option is set to 'Yes', the Perl/bin directory will be added to the system PATH environment variable. By default, the directory is not added to the path.

    The following command-line switches can be used:

    Silent Mode
      To run in silent mode, specify the '/q' command line option. The installer will run with no UI.
    Logging
      To log the installation process, specify the '/l' command line option and the name of the log file. For example:

              msiexec /i msi_file.msi /l log.txt

      To enable verbose logging, use the `*v` modifier with the `/l` command line option. For example:

              msiexec /i msi_file.msi /l*v log.txt

AS Installer Package
  The AS package is a generic installation package that can be used on systems where the MSI package is not supported. The AS package provides no uninstall functionality. To install using the AS package, double-click the installer file and follow the prompts.

### Windows Configuration

If you run Perl at the command prompt, the script will be executed by the first `Perl.exe` it encounters in the list of paths in the PATH environment variable. To ensure the script is executed by the Perl interpreter of your choice, specify the complete path to the `Perl.exe` you want to use. (Typing `perl -v` at the command prompt will tell you which version of Perl is currently first in your PATH)

Installing ActivePerl will change your Path environment variable and may change registry settings, such as file associations, which may affect your Web server. If you want to use a previously installed copy of Perl, you will need to modify these settings.

        ftype PerlScript=perl.exe %1 %*
        assoc .pl=PerlScript

### Uninstalling ActivePerl on Windows

MSI Package
  If you installed ActivePerl using the MSI installer, uninstall using the Windows Add / Remove Programs applet.
AS Package
  If you installed ActivePerl using the AS installer, uninstall by deleting the directory in which ActivePerl was installed.
Manual Uninstall
  If you must uninstall ActivePerl manually, delete the Perl directory, including all sub-directories, and the following registry entries:
  1. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/ActiveState/ActivePerl
  2. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/ActiveState/PerlScript
  3. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Uninstall/ActivePerl

## Installing ActivePerl on Mac OS X (x86, powerpc)

### OS X Prerequisites

- Hardware: 120 MB hard disk space for typical install
- Operating System: OS X 10.4 or later
- Software: X11 - for use of ActivePerl's bundled Tk modules (optional)

### OS X Installer

Installing the OS X Package

  ActivePerl is distributed on Mac OS X as a disk image (`.dmg` file). The disk image contains an installer package (`.pkg` bundle) that installs ActivePerl.

  - Download the ActivePerl disk image (`ActivePerl-<version>-<platform>.dmg`).
  - If the browser does not automatically mount the disk image and open the mounted folder in Finder, double-click `ActivePerl-<version>-<platform>.dmg` to do so.
  - Double-click the ActivePerl installer package (ActivePerl-<version>.pkg) to start the installation.
  - Follow the Installer prompts. The installer will ask for administrative authentication if the current user does not have administrative priviledges.
  - After installation is complete, you may eject the ActivePerl disk image and move ActivePerl-version.dmg to the Trash.

  OS X includes a non-interactive command line interface to Apple's Installer. To install the ActivePerl Apple installer from the command line:

          $ sudo installer -pkg /Users/<username>/ActivePerl-<version>.pkg -target /

  More information on the command line interface to Installer can be found in its `man` page.

### OS X Configuration

The Apple Installer package installs ActivePerl in /usr/local/ActivePerl-5.8. To run the perl interpreter and PPM package manager (without having to enter the full path), add /usr/local/ActivePerl-5.8/bin to your PATH environment variable. For example:

        $ export PATH=/usr/local/ActivePerl-5.8/bin:$PATH
        $ export PATH=/usr/local/ActivePerl-5.8/site/bin:$PATH

To permanently add the directory to your PATH, add it to the `.profile` or `.bash_profile` file in the user's home directory. For example:

        PATH=/usr/local/ActivePerl-5.8/bin:$PATH
        PATH=/usr/local/ActivePerl-5.8/site/bin:$PATH
        export PATH

Alternatively, symbolic links to the binaries can be created in any bin directory currently in the PATH. For example:

        PATH=/Users/<username>/bin:$PATH

        $ ln -s /usr/local/ActivePerl-5.8/bin/perl /Users/<username>/bin/perl
        $ ln -s /usr/local/ActivePerl-5.8/bin/ppm /Users/<username>/bin/ppm

### Uninstalling ActivePerl on OS X

To uninstall ActivePerl, run the uninstall script:

        $ sudo /usr/local/ActivePerl-5.8/bin/ap-uninstall

Removing ActivePerl will also remove perl modules manually installed using PPM.

If neccessary, remove any symbolic links created during configuration. For example:

        $ rm /Users/<username>/bin/perl

### Linux Prerequisites

- Hardware: 120 MB hard disk space for typical install
- Operating System: Red Hat 6.2 or later, Debian 2.2 or later
- Online Help: Web browser

## Installing ActivePerl on Linux (x86)

### Linux Installers

RPM Package for Red Hat 6.2 or later
  The Red Hat compatible package is in RPM format. This should be installed as root, using the following command:

          % rpm -i ActivePerl-5.8.9.828-i686-linux.rpm

  This will install ActivePerl into /opt/ActivePerl-5.8.

  To uninstall ActivePerl, run:

          % rpm -e ActivePerl

  The RPM package has only been tested with Red Hat 6.2, but is expected to be compatible with other Red Hat 6.2 compatible installations as well.

  Note: Previous versions of ActivePerl were installed in `/usr/local`. Upgrading using `rpm` will not remove modules and documentation subsequently added using PPM or the CPAN shell, nor will it move them to the new location in `/opt`. These modules must be reinstalled after the upgrade. The old ActivePerl directory in `/usr/local` can be removed.

Dpkg Package for Debian 2.2 or later
  The Debian-compatible package is in dpkg format. This should be installed as root, using the following command:

          % dpkg -i ActivePerl-5.8.9.828-i686-linux.deb

  This will install ActivePerl into /opt/ActivePerl-5.8.

  To uninstall ActivePerl, run:

          % dpkg -r ActivePerl

  The Debian package has only been tested with Debian 2.2, but is expected to be compatible with other Debian 2.2 compatible installations as well.

Gzipped Tarball for Linux
  The generic installer allows installation as an unprivileged user into a user-specified path. GNU tar is required for extracting the files. See Known Issues in the ActivePerl Release Notes for details.

  Download the distribution to a temporary directory, extract the files, chdir to the ActivePerl directory and then run the script `install.sh`. The installation script will prompt you for the target installation directory.

          % tar zxf ActivePerl-5.8.9.828-i686-linux.tar.gz
          % cd ActivePerl-5.8.9.828
          % ./install.sh

  If you share the system with other people, or if you do not have root access, it is recommended that you install ActivePerl in your own user directory. For example:

          /home/<username>/ActivePerl-5.8

  We suggest adding the following line to your .bash_profile file:

          PATH=$PATH:/home/<username>/bin

  Also, we suggest that you create symbolic links to the binaries:

          ln -s /home/<username>/ActivePerl-5.8/bin/perl /home/<username>/bin/perl
          ln -s /home/<username>/ActivePerl-5.8/bin/ppm /home/<username>/bin/ppm

  This will allow you to call ActivePerl with a command like:

          perl -le "Hello World!;"

### Linux Configuration

The Red Hat and Debian packages are installed into the /opt/ActivePerl-5.8 directory. Add the /opt/ActivePerl-5.8/bin directory to your PATH environment variable to conveniently access it. For example, in the C shell:

        % setenv PATH /opt/ActivePerl-5.8/bin:$PATH

The generic installer allows you to install the package anywhere that the user has write permission. Add the bin directory to your PATH environment variable to conveniently access it. For example, in the C shell (assuming you installed into /home/<username>/ActivePerl-5.8):

        % setenv PATH /home/<username>/ActivePerl-5.8/bin:$PATH

### Uninstalling ActivePerl on Linux

Debian Package
  If you installed ActivePerl using the dpkg format installer, uninstall as follows:

          dpkg -r ActivePerl

RPM Package
  If you installed ActivePerl using the RPM format installer, uninstall as follows:

          rpm -e ActivePerl

AS Package
  If you installed ActivePerl using the AS format installer, remove the directory into which ActivePerl was installed. For example:

          /bin/rm -rf /opt/ActivePerl-5.8

## Installing ActivePerl on Solaris (sparc, x86)

### Solaris Prerequisites

- Hardware: 120 MB hard disk space for typical install
- Operating System: Solaris 2.6 or later for sparc, Solaris 10 or later for x86
- Online Help: Web browser

### Business Edition License

Access to the Solaris PPM repository requires an ActivePerl Business Edition license. To install this license:

- Download the license installer from the My Account page on the ActiveState website.
- Change the permissions on the downloaded file to allow execution (e.g. ``chmod +x filename``)
- Run the installer (e.g. ``./filename``).

### Solaris Installers

PKGADD Package
  The Solaris package is in pkgadd format. This should be installed as root, using the following commands:

          % gunzip ActivePerl-5.8.9.828-sun4-solaris.pkg.gz
          % pkgadd -d ActivePerl-5.8.9.828-sun4-solaris.pkg

  This will install ActivePerl into /opt/ActivePerl-5.8.

  To uninstall ActivePerl, run:

          % pkgrm ASperl

  This package has only been tested with Solaris 2.6, but is expected to be compatible with other Solaris 2.6 compatible installations as well, including Solaris 7 and Solaris 8.

Gzipped Tarball for Solaris
  The generic installer allows installation as an unprivileged user, and into a user-specified path. GNU tar is required for extracting the files. See Known Issues in the ActivePerl Release Notes for details.

  Download the distribution to a temporary directory, extract the files, `chdir` to the ActivePerl directory and then run the script `install.sh`. The installation script will prompt you for the target installation directory.

          % tar zxf ActivePerl-5.8.9.828-sun4-solaris.tar.gz
          % cd ActivePerl-5.8.9.828
          % ./install.sh

  If GNU tar is installed as 'gtar', substitute that executable name in the first command above.

### Solaris Configuration

The Solaris package is installed into the /opt/ActivePerl-5.8 directory. Add the /opt/ActivePerl-5.8/bin directory to your PATH environment variable to conveniently access it. For example, in the C shell:

        % setenv PATH /opt/ActivePerl-5.8/bin:$PATH

The generic installer allows you to install the package anywhere that the user has write permission. Add the bin directory to your PATH environment variable to conveniently access it. For example, in the C shell (assuming you installed into /home/<username>/ActivePerl-5.8):

        % setenv PATH /home/<username>/ActivePerl-5.8/bin:$PATH

### Uninstalling ActivePerl on Solaris

PKGADD Package
  If you installed ActivePerl using the PKGADD format installer, uninstall as follows:

          pkgrm -d ASperl

AS Package
  If you installed ActivePerl using the AS format installer, remove the directory into which ActivePerl was installed. For example:

          /bin/rm -rf /opt/ActivePerl-5.8

## Installing ActivePerl on AIX (rs6000)

### AIX Prerequisites

- Hardware: 120 MB hard disk space for typical install
- Operating System: AIX 5.1

### AIX Installers

Gzipped Tarball for AIX
  ActivePerl is distributed on AIX as a gzipped tarball containing an installer. GNU tar is required for extracting the files (see Known Issues in the ActivePerl Release Notes for details).

  Download the distribution to a temporary directory, extract the files, chdir to the ActivePerl directory and run the script `install.sh`.

          $ tar zxf ActivePerl-5.8.9.828-aix-5.1-<seq>.tar.gz
          $ cd ActivePerl-5.8.9.828
          $ ./install.sh

  If GNU tar is installed as 'gtar', substitute that executable name in the first command above.

  The installation script will prompt you for a target installation directory. If you share the system with other people, or if you do not have root access, you may install ActivePerl in your own user directory. For example:

          /home/<username>/ActivePerl-5.8

### AIX Configuration

We suggest adding the bin directory of the ActivePerl installation to your .profile file. For example:

        PATH=$PATH:/home/<username>/ActivePerl-5.8/bin

Alternatively, create symbolic links to the binaries in a directory already in your path. For example:

        $ ln -s /home/<username>/ActivePerl-5.8/bin/perl /home/<username>/bin/perl
        $ ln -s /home/<username>/ActivePerl-5.8/bin/ppm /home/<username>/bin/ppm

### Uninstalling ActivePerl on AIX

To uninstall ActivePerl, remove the directory ActivePerl was installed in. For example:

        $ rm -rf /opt/ActivePerl-5.8

If neccessary, remove any symbolic links created during configuration. For example:

        $ rm /Users/<username>/bin/perl

## Installing ActivePerl on HP-UX (PA-RISC)

### HP-UX Prerequisites

- Hardware: 120 MB hard disk space for typical install
- Operating System: HP-UX 11.00 or HP-UX 11i

### HP-UX Installers

Gzipped Tarball for HP-UX
  ActivePerl is distributed on HP-UX as a gzipped tarball containing an installer. GNU tar is required for extracting the files (see Known Issues in the ActivePerl Release Notes for details).

  Download the distribution to a temporary directory, extract the files, chdir to the ActivePerl directory and run the script `install.sh`.

          $ tar zxf ActivePerl-5.8.9.828-PA-RISC-<seq>.tar.gz
          $ cd ActivePerl-5.8.9.828
          $ ./install.sh

  If GNU tar is installed as 'gtar', substitute that executable name in the first command above.

  The installation script will prompt you for a target installation directory. If you share the system with other people, or if you do not have root access, you may install ActivePerl in your own user directory. For example:

          /home/<username>/ActivePerl-5.8

### HP-UX Configuration

We suggest adding the bin directory of the ActivePerl installation to your .profile file. For example:

        PATH=$PATH:/home/<username>/ActivePerl-5.8/bin

Alternatively, create symbolic links to the binaries in a directory already in your path. For example:

        $ ln -s /home/<username>/ActivePerl-5.8/bin/perl /home/<username>/bin/perl
        $ ln -s /home/<username>/ActivePerl-5.8/bin/ppm /home/<username>/bin/ppm

### Uninstalling ActivePerl on HP-UX

To uninstall ActivePerl, remove the directory ActivePerl was installed in. For example:

        $ rm -rf /opt/ActivePerl-5.8

If neccessary, remove any symbolic links created during configuration.