Installing modules on ActivePerl
C:> ppm ppm> install Name-Of-Module
in case it returns a list of modules, pick up the correct number:
ppm> install 3
There are additional sites with ppm repositories once can find on Kobes Search
Add the repository to ppm and install modules from that place as well:
ppm> rep add uwin http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/ ppm> install IO-Socket-SSL
in ActiveState 5.6.x
ppm> set rep name URL
In case the computer is behind a company proxy you can configure the http_proxy environment variable and ppm will use the proxy:
set http_proxy=http://proxy.company.com:8080