Shell Programming and Scripting

Ok im new to Linux. I run Slackware 9 - I have apache up and running fine, I am a PHP programmer but wish to learn Perl. I've been told I need to edit a configuration file -- /etc/apache/httpd.conf
? Anyway, I've never done this before and I don't know what to edit. So I would be real grateful for any help so I get Perl running.

If anyone needs the httpd.conf file pasted let me know! Thanks alot for any help!

The perl installation is separate from apache and they are not interdependent. Try typing perl -v at the command prompt to see if perl is already installed in your OS. It should return the version of perl installed and some other info. Visit http://www.perl.com for more info on perl programming. I also suggest you get Orielly's Learning Perl for a great starter book on Perl.
Good Luck-- Perl is a great one.

You may wish to see this page:
http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/howto/cgi.html

Basically, add the line

AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl

and add the option "ExecCGI" to a directory you wish to run Perl CGI scripts. See the page for more details.

Thanks for the replys....

I done the perl -v - I do have Perl installed already.

I will need to edit the configuration file, so that link was very helpful, thanks alot