Re: [Slashcode-general] problems installing mod_perl?

[Dave H. <da...@ho...>]

"Brendan B. Johnson" <br...@br...> writes:

> I'm trying to install Slash_2.0.0 on a RackSpace machine running their
> version of RedHat.  I've installed all the Perl modules and slash and am
> now trying to install mod_perl with Apache.  The error I am getting when
> trying to run apache is:
> [root@server1 apache]# bin/apachectl configtest
> Syntax error on line 6 of /usr/local/slash/httpd/slash.conf:
> Invalid command 'PerlHandler', perhaps mis-spelled or defined by a module
> not included in the server configuration
> 
> I have double-checked the Perl modules by trying to reinstall each one from
> CPAN, but they are all up-to-date.
> I tried installing mod_perl using the following commands:
> perl Makefile.PL APACHE_SRC=/usr/src/apache_1.3.19/src DO_HTTPD=1
> USE_APACI=1 PERL_MARK_WHERE=1 EVERYTHING=1 APACHE_PREFIX=/usr/local/apache
> ADD_MODULE=vhost_alias,env,log_config,log_agent,log_referer,mime,negotiation
> ,status,info,include,autoindex,dir,cgi,asis,imap,actions,userdir,alias,rewri
> te,access,auth,auth_anon,auth_db,digest,expires,headers,usertrack,so,setenvif

Take a look at your config.status?

Also, are you doing all these things as .so? In which case make sure
you've got the AddModule stuff.

Finally, I would STRONGLY recommend a two tier Apache setup as
speicifed in Stas Bekman's guide: http://perl.apache.org/guide
this means you will be able to strictly control how much memory you
give over to the mod_perled Apache. I would NEVER have a mod_perled
server internet facing. Well, marginally more than I would any kind of
NT box.


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