User manual PARALLELS HELM 4.1.2 PERL FOR MICROSOFT IIS 5 AND 6 MODULE GUIDE REV 1.0

[. . . ] 4 Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 About Parallels Helm About This Guide Installing Perl Setting Up the Perl Module Providing Perl Support Making Perl Available to Your Customers Enabling Perl on a Web Site Enabling Perl Support During Domain Creation 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 CHAPTER 1 Preface In this chapter: Typographical Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Typographical Conventions Before you start using this guide, it is important to understand the documentation conventions used in it. [. . . ] Run the Parallels Helm Configuration Tool, a link for which can be found either on the desktop or in the tools sub-folder usually located at C:\Program Files\WebHost Automation\Helm4\Tools or C:\Program Files\Parallels\Helm4\Tools for fresh Parallels Helm 4. 1. 1 installations. 1. Click on the Installed Modules button on the left. Scroll down the list of modules available and ensure that the Perl Support module is checked and that it is Installed, Up to date. If not, you can check the module, and then click the Install/Uninstall Modules button to install the module. Once installed, you can configure Perl within the Web service. CHAPTER 6 Providing Perl Support To set up Perl support: 1. In Parallels Helm, go to: Home > Helm System > Servers > [Your Server] > Services > [Your IIS 5/6 Web Service] 4. Scroll down the web service and extend the Microsoft IIS 5/6 Perl extension and you will be presented with the following settings: Perl Version 4 Path: Edit the path accordingly for your Perl executable in Windows. By default this is usually C:\perl\bin\perl. exe "%s" %s File Extensions (comma separated): A list of extensions you wish to use for Perl can be added here separated by a comma. The `pl', `plx' and `cgi' extensions are added by default. 5. Please note that the Perl path must match the Web Service Extension settings within IIS. Open IIS and extend the server name in the left hand pane. You will be presented with a number of folders which include Application Pools, Web Sites and Web Service Extensions. Double click the Web Service Extensions folder and you will be presented with a list of extensions currently available. Ensure that the Perl extension has been set to Allowed. Right click the Perl CGI Extension web service extension and select Properties. This will list your accessible Perl files. The file path must be exactly the same as the file path present within Parallels Helm's web service. Provided the Perl extension matches the Perl path within Parallels Helm in the IIS Web Service (for example, C:\Perl\bin\perl. exe "%s "%s), Perl should function properly when enabled within Parallels Helm. CHAPTER 7 Making Perl Available to Your Customers If you would like to offer Perl to your resellers and/or end-users, you will need to increase the amount of installations available in their plans and packages. [. . . ] Go to Home > My Plan Templates > [Template] 10. Scroll down to the Provisioning Methods section. Click Add and give the provisioning method a friendly name (for example, Set up Perl automatically). Once done, select (Web Extension) Set Perl Status from the Available Methods drop down box. [. . . ]