Verify a url form a perl script

[joe]

I have been asked to write a perl script that will deploy a web page
to one of our servers, I was able to do this. But now I want to be
able to make sure that web page comes up and that we can navagate
around the pages. Is there some built in functions that will let me do
this? Can someone point me in the right direction to get started.
Thanks,
Zim

 

[Paul Lalli]

I have been asked to write a perl script that will deploy a web page
to one of our servers, I was able to do this. But now I want to be
able to make sure that web page comes up and that we can navagate
around the pages. Is there some built in functions that will let me do
this? Can someone point me in the right direction to get started.

A pointer in the right direction: perldoc LWP::Simple

This is the module that lets you write very simple HTTP clients. Use it
to fetch a supplied URL, and then peruse the returned document (perhaps
with HTML:arser) to verify that it contains what you think it
contains.

Paul Lalli

 

[Tad McClellan]

I want to be
able to make sure that web page comes up

Type its URL into the little box at the top of the browser window...

and that we can navagate
around the pages.

.... then click on stuff.

 

[joe]

WWW::Mechanize is available from the CPAN and is very useful for this
type of work.


-- Douglas Hunter

I got WWW::Mechanize from CPAN but I can't find a readme for it. So I
am not sure how to install it on my system. I tried the perl
makefile.pl, make, but it failed saying it couldn't find some other
modules. Does anyone have a complete list of what else needs to be
installed so that I can install this?
Thanks,
Zim
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