Randy, You 'maybe' on to something here. Let me report to you what I found. In order to be as careful and consistent as possible, I've actually started to keep a log of my activities. It records which commands which I've been used to compile the packages. So I can saw with certainty the following. Here are the parameters which I used to compile both Apache and mod_perl.
To configure Apache: ./configure --prefix=/etc/httpd --with-mpm=prefork To configure mod_perl: perl Makefile.PL MP_AP_PREFIX=/etc/httpd MP_APXS=/etc/httpd/bin/apxs MP_INST_APACHE2=1 MP_DEBUG=1 Also, when I examine /etc/httpd/bin/httpd (the executable), /etc/httpd/lib/libarp*, and /etc/module/mod_perl.so, all the theses files have a creation date that's current (today's date). Plus, /etc/httpd/httpd.conf points to the current file locations. According to the RH 8.0 docs regarding Apache 2.X, they suggest modifying httpd.conf to incorporate the use of an include statement which invokes /etc/conf.d/perl.conf. This latter file points to /etc/httpd/module/mod_perl.3.0. I've mapped the files and dates. There doesn't appear to be any conflict here. However, for good measure, I just completed a search of the /etc/* and /usr/* directories for the presence of the httpd executable. And there are two of them on the system. To be expected, the /etc/httpd/bin/httpd executable is present. However, these is also an existence of a httpd executable under /usr/sbin. When I changed the name of /etc/sbin/httpd to /etc/sbin/httpd-bu (backup). The httpd web server wouldn't start any longer (I toggled this off and on via the service utilility [start -> system settings -> service]). /etc/sbin/httpd has a footprint of 384.7K where as /etc/httpd/bin/httpd is a 2meg file. I don't know whether /etc/sbin/httpd is being used to merely start /etc/httpd/bin/httpd or not. If you can advise further it would be helpful. This is the first time which I had to gain the merits (and subsequent challenges) of dealing with the open source world. Bringing mod_perl on-line has been a bitter-sweet experience. On the up side, it is certainly sweet to gain help from others for which I am exceedingly grateful for. In this regard, the help being provided is making this a better experience. To your credit, I not accustom to this type of aid when dealing with the proprietary world. That is, I am not familiar with receiving the same degree of cooperation, support, and camaraderie. Therefore, let me continue to express my gratitude. It means a lot to me. Thank you. Steve Steve D -----Original Message----- From: Randy Kobes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 5:19 PM To: Steve Davis Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: mod_perl.c Not Compatible with Apache On Fri, 3 Jan 2003, Steve Davis wrote: > Randy, > > All of what I've done, in the form of compiling software, has been done > on the same computer and with the same release of the RH. So, there is > nothing for which I'm doing to distinctly change which compiler is being > used between the compilations of the packages. > > As best as I can recall, the answer is 'yes' to the last three questions > you asked. 1) Everything compiles successfully. 2) The edition of > mod_perl was obtained from cvs.apache.org while the Apache was from the > distribution source repository. 3) The various release numbers for the > packages where the most current; hence, 2.0.43 of Apache and 2.0 for > mod_perl. > > Maybe there is some difference between the distribution and CVS versions > of Apache. Perhaps, the next step will be to match packages via > obtaining CVS editions from both packages and see what happens then. > This shouldn't take to long. I'll give it a shot and provide an update. This is strange ... I just tried, on a RedHat 7.1 system, the cvs modperl-2.0 sources compiled against Server version: Apache/2.0.43 built using stock httpd-2.0.43 sources, and it went fine. You shouldn't have to use the cvs apache sources. mod_perl was built as perl Makefile.PL MP_AP_PREFIX=/usr/local/httpd MP_INST_APACHE2=1 where the httpd binary is installed under /usr/local/httpd/bin. One thought ... Some Linux distributions come with their own Apache server, which may be in a different location than the Apache 2.0.43 you built and installed. Are you sure that the mod_perl you built is being used with your Apache-2.0.43 specified under MP_AP_PREFIX? -- best regards, randy
