Can I test Perl scripts on another machine instead of having to always upload them first?
Yes, so long as you aren’t doing anything in the script that is platform specific (meaning things that one operating system can do that others can’t). You will want to make sure that you have directories set up the same way as on the server or you’ll have to change any directory paths in the script to reflect the directory structure on the server before uploading. If you are using Windows 95/98/NT/2000, you can find “Perl for Win32” at ActiveState. For Mac users, get “MacPerl” or “MPW tool” at The MacPerl Pages. Most Unix systems come with Perl built in (an most Unix users already know about Perl anyway). If you need Perl for Unix, go to Perl Mongers and look there. You can use Perl with most web servers, including Personal Web Server for Windows 95/98/NT/2000 or Apache for Unix or Windows. It’s a good idea to set up a small server on your PC to test with before uploading to ProHosting.
