IEX(New-Object Net.WebClient).downloadString('https://platform.activestate.com/dl/cli/install.ps1')
Open the command prompt (cmd.exe) and run state activate ActiveState/ActivePerl-5.28
. This command downloads the runtime environment from the ActiveState Platform, configures it, and creates an “activated state”, an isolated environment for you to work in.
For information on installing and working with the State Tool, see the State Tool section in the ActiveState Platform documentation.
Installing ActivePerl using the Windows installer
You can install ActivePerl by downloading and running the Setup Wizard (.exe
). For more complex installations you can run the Setup Wizard on the command line.
Before you begin
Before you start the installation, you need to ensure that your system meets the prerequisites, and that you do not have other Perl distributions that are going to conflict with ActivePerl.
Prerequisites
Windows Server 2008, 7, Server 2012, 8 (x86 and x64), and 10.
The installation requires at least 200 MB of hard drive space
Perl for ISAPI requires an ISAPI-compatible web server, such as IIS
PerlScript requires an ActiveX scripting host such as Internet Explorer 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: (EXE 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 EXE file in order to perform the installation. You
may get an error message to this effect, or it may fail mysteriously.
Administrative Privileges: 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
Upgrading ActivePerl
Upgrading from earlier ActivePerl versions requires that you delete the old version of ActivePerl, and then install the 5.28 version.
Using the ActivePerl Setup Wizard
There are two ways to install ActivePerl with the setup wizard:
You can run the setup wizard and enter the required information to install the software.
If you want to automate the installation, you can run the setup wizard from the command line.
Running the ActivePerl Setup Wizard
When you install ActivePerl, you should run the setup wizard as an Administrator.
Note: If you do not have Administrator rights on the computer, you can use the generic ActiveState Package Installer to complete the installation.
Download and save the .exe
installation package.
Right-click the .exe file and select Run As Administrator.
Follow the prompts on screen to complete the installation.
Running the installation as an Administrator allows other users on the computer to use ActivePerl, and ensures that all of ActivePerl’s features function correctly.
Running the ActivePerl Setup Wizard on the command line
You can install ActivePerl from the command line. You should start the command prompt as an Administrator to ensure the the installation can complete successfully. ActivePerl’s installer uses Windows Installer technology, which allows you to partially control the install from the command line.
Starting the Setup Wizard
You can start the Setup Wizard from the command line, and walk through the installation steps in the user interface.
c:\> ActivePerl-<version>.exe
Logging the Setup Wizard output
If you want to enable logging you can add the appropriate command line switches to specify the level of logging and the log file location. The following command will generate a log of the install in “install.log” in the current directory.
c:\> ActivePerl-<version>.exe /L*v ./install.log
Specifying a custom installation directory
You can also specify a custom installation directory instead of using the default.
c:\> ActivePerl-<version>.exe APPDIR=C:\apps\Perl
Complete installation example
You can combine command line options to complete your custom installation from the command line. For example, the following command will install ActivePerl to C:\apps\Perl
.
c:\> ActivePerl-<version>.exe /qn+ APPDIR="C:\apps\Perl" ^
/L*v ./install.log
For more information about the command line installation options, contact [email protected]
Uninstalling ActivePerl
The ActivePerl for Windows can be uninstalled using the Modify, Repair or Uninstall ActivePerl shortcut in the ActiveState ActivePerl 2.7 program group in the Windows Start menu, or you can use Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel.
Alternatively, you use the setup wizard (.exe) file to uninstall ActivePerl on the command line and write the progress to a log file:
c:\> ActivePerl-<version>.exe /x // /L*v ./uninstall.log