Re: [Mod-pubsub-developer] New installation instructions

[Gregory B. <gre...@ya...>]

All,

On Tuesday, December 3, 2002, at 02:35  AM, Joyce Park wrote:

> Hi guys, I've just checked in a new INSTALL document, hopefully much
> more idiot-proof.  I added a troubleshooting section with some of the
> many issues I ran into during my various installation attempts.  Some
> questions:
>
> 1)  I'm finding it hard to believe any Windows user could build and
> run this thing.  Am I wrong?  Is there any way we could make it
> easier for the Windows masses?

I wrote an install.doc explaining how to get this working with IIS and 
the ActiveState Perl.  It had pictures and everything.  I'll see if I 
can find it.

>
> 2)  I hate the whole .htaccess thing, and think it causes a lot of
> trouble.  Are people really going to be running the mod_pubsub server
> in situations where they won't have access to httpd.conf?  If not,
> it's much more foolproof to suggest they set the ExecCGI stuff in a
> <Location> block inside httpd.conf rather than fooling with
> .htaccess.  I suggest we make this the default.  Anyone opposed?

Totally agree with you.

>
> 3)  You're supposed to create a world-writeable directory called
> kn_events -- but after the mod_pubsub server starts writing to that
> directory, you have to change the permissions again to make its
> subdirectories world-writeable too.  I think this is a bug, I'm going
> to file it.
>

The first of many.  While you're at it, why not include the directory 
in the tar/zip archive?  What a concept.  This always annoyed me.  
Sure, we can tell them they can put it anywhere, but lets make things 
"just work, out of the box".

> 4)  In my tests at home, I'm only getting about one event per second
> or two.  Does anyone know how to speed this thing up any?
>

There was a way to load the perl code and keep it hot, that would 10x 
the server.  The perl server was never really "fast".

> I just got a dedicated server, so I'm planning to throw a mod_pubsub
> instance up there this week -- any of you who want to play on it, let
> me know.  JP
>
>

-greg