Lighttpd has mod_cgi module that allows you running Perl and other server side programs via cgi-bin directory.

Conditional Configuration:

<operator> is one of:

Configuration:

Open your lighttpd configuration file:

	# vi /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf

Append the add mod_ cgi to list of server modules:

	
	server.modules = ( "mod_cgi" )

Usage:

Find out your virtual server configuration and append the following:

	$HTTP["url"] =~ "^/cgi-bin/" {
		cgi.assign = ( 
			".pl" => "/usr/bin/perl",
			".cgi" => "/usr/bin/perl" 
			}
		}

Test it:

Create a file /perl program in /home/lighttpd/www/cgi-bin/sample.pl:

	#!/usr/bin/perl
	print "Content-Type: text/plain", "\n\n";
	print "Hi there! This is a sample perl program!!!", "\n";

Save and execute the program (http://yourdomain.com/cgi-bin/sample.pl).

Reference:

http://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/lighttpd/wiki/Docs:Configuration
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/lighttpd-howto-setup-cgi-bin-access-for-perl-programs.html