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Can perl execute a system command similar to the C function System()?

Thanks.

Gregg

Ok, I am thinking about developing a small little web app to help teach C to people. So you can type some C code into a text area, then a CGI Perl script or something similar would compile the code,...

Could someone suggest some good on-line PERL resources? tutorials and References?

Thanks.

Gregg

Nevermind, I just found the Net::Ping. Thanks anyway :D

I know how to ping in Perl. That is easy. What I am wondering is if there is a way for Perl to determine whether the ping was successful or not. Or do I need to save the results out and parse the...

I was wondering if there is a way to give my regular user on Linux right to the /var/www/html folder and files therin without going into SU mode every time.

Thanks.

Gregg

I have used several Linux Flavors and now I need to know something. I have the ROOT user and then I have my personal user. What I need to do is for my normal user to be able to write files to...

I have a home network connected to a cable modem. I would like to use my SUSE 7.3 as a proxy. My layout is this.

all computers connected to a hub.
SUSE has 2 nics. 1 for cable modem(eth0, one...

Well, I am not literally trying to forge mail. What I am trying to do is send E-mail from Linux. And my Web Host Provider does NOT provide an SMTP outgoing mail server. They only cost $12 a year...

I have an interesting situation. So bare with me and here goes:

I have a Windows XP box that connects to the internet through a Dial-Up connection. I have a SUSE 7.3 Linux box that is networked...

Does anyone know of any good links, or have any knowledge of how to run Linux from a CD. If at all possible I would like to install Mandrake 8.1 onto a CD and run it strickly from the CD.

If...

I can access my webserver just fine. It's just accessing the database through an applet is not working. And I think it has something more to do with Apache and less to do with Linux.

That's great! Thanks a bunhc. I actually tried putting it in the rc.local file and it worked. Are there any advantages/disadvantages over using rc.d or rc.local?

I am running Mandrake 8.1 and am wondering what file Linux uses to start services. Such as MySQLD and Apache. I need to add a program to this startup file so that it loads when linux loads.
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I am needing to "un-block" port 3306 so that I can access MySQL from another PC.

When I installed Mandrake 8.1, I set the security level to high because it is going to be a web server. I...

Does anyone know why Fonts and most Graphics in KDE and Gnome are rendered rather badly. There are some text editors in KDE where the font is just horrible as far as legible.

Any links or...

WOW!! Thanks a lot. That helps me out a lot.

Does anyone know of a good Internet source that explains the directory structure of Unix/Linux??

Thanks

Gregg