This is a copy of a msg I just sent to Randy instead of the list. I'm sending it to the list so others, and the archiver, will see it.
Cheers Ron Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://savage.net.au/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Savage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Randy Kobes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 3:05 PM Subject: Re: Win32 modperl-2 binary > Randy > > It gets worse... See below. > > Cheers > Ron Savage > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://savage.net.au/index.html > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Randy Kobes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Ron Savage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "mod_perl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 1:58 PM > Subject: Re: Win32 modperl-2 binary > > > > On Thu, 3 Jan 2002, Ron Savage wrote: > > > > > Folks > > > > > > Here's hoping I have not overlooked the obvious... > > > > > > What follows is a report on trying to use > > > ftp://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/pub/other/Apache2.tar.gz > > > > > > -----><8----- > > > Environment > > > =========== > > > WinNT 4 Sp 6a > > > > > > File: D:\Apache2\manual\platform\windows.html > > > ============================================= > > > Comments: > > > > > > 1) The reference to access.conf is presumably obsolete > > > > > > 2) The section Running Apache for Windows as a Service does > > > not say whether or not > > > the service needs to be started after having been installed. > > > I think that would help beginners > > > > Hi Ron, > > That would be a suggestion for the Apache-2 developers ... > > > > > > > > File: D:\Apache2\blib\lib\Apache2.pm > > > ==================================== > > > Comments: > > > > > > 1) This file contains the trivial bug in that the dir is specified twice > > > > > > Command: > > > > > > apache -V output contains: > > > -D APACHE_MPM_DIR="server/mpm/winnt" > > > and this dir does not exist. Is this important? I assume not > > > > I'm not sure ... > > > > > > > > Starting ======== I can't get Apache to start with options. I > > > have not edited any files whatsoever. > > > > > > Here's a cut-and-paste from a DOS window: > > > > > > D:\APACHE2>bin\Apache -k start [Thu Jan 03 11:33:45 2002] > > > [error] (22502)The system cannot find the file specif ied. > > > : No installed service named "Apache2". > > > > As you noted next, the service has to be installed first ... > > > > > > > > D:\APACHE2>bin\Apache -k install > > > Using D:\Apache2/blib > > > Installing the Apache2 service > > > The Apache2 service is successfully installed. > > > > > > D:\APACHE2>bin\Apache -k start Using D:\Apache2/blib Starting > > > the Apache2 service [Thu Jan 03 11:33:55 2002] [crit] > > > (22703)The system could not find the environme nt option that > > > was entered. : Apache2: Failed to start the service process. > > > > I don't know what would cause this ... The service started > > successfully on both my Win98 and Win2K machine - perhaps it's > > something to do with NT ... Would you happen to have another > > Apache2 binary installed before that had installed an "Apache2" > > No. This was the first ever Apache2 I d/l-ed and tried to install. > > > service? What if you try installing a service by a different name > > than the "Apache2" default - is that any different? > > No. > > D:\APACHE2>bin\apache -k install -n "MyApache" > Using D:\Apache2/blib > Installing the MyApache service > The MyApache service is successfully installed. > > D:\APACHE2>bin\apache -k start -n "MyApache" > Using D:\Apache2/blib > Starting the MyApache service > [Thu Jan 03 14:51:40 2002] [crit] (22703)The system could not find the environme > nt option that was entered. : MyApache: Failed to start the service process. > > D:\APACHE2>bin\apache -k uninstall -n "MyApache" > Removing the MyApache service > The MyApache service has been removed successfully. > > > > D:\APACHE2>bin\Apache > > > Using D:\Apache2/blib > > > Using D:\Apache2/blib > > > > > > D:\APACHE2>bin\Apache -k uninstall > > > Removing the Apache2 service > > > The Apache2 service has been removed successfully. > > > > > > Comments: > > > > > > 1) Note the 2 spaces after 'environment' in the error message > > > after bin\Apache -k start. > > > Is something meant to appear there? > > > > It appears that way, but I've not seen that message before ... > > > > > > > > 2) It's not at all obvious that Apache only starts with no > > > command line options > > > > > > 3) If I try this in another DOS window while Apache is > > > running I get a message I find hard to believe: > > > D:\APACHE2>bin\apache -k stop The Apache2 service is not > > > started. > > > > The -k start/stop options appear to be specific to services ... > > > > > > > > 4) Only 1 Using statement is necessary > > > > > > Scripts > > > ======= > > > I can get http://127.0.0.1/ to work. > > > > > > I can get hello to work with http://127.0.0.1/hello. > > > > > > I can get d:/apache/cgi-bin/test.bat to work with > > > http://127.0.0.1/cgi-bin/test-cgi.bat. > > > > > > But, if I patch the she-bang line of > > > d:/apache/cgi-bin/printenv.pl and then try > > > http://127.0.0.1/cgi-bin/printenv.pl, I get: Server error! > > > Error message: couldn't create child process: 22502: > > > D:/Apache2/cgi-bin/printenv.pl If you think this is a server > > > error, please contact the webmaster Error 500 127.0.0.1 > > > 03/01/02 12:15:29 Apache/2.0.30-dev (Win32) > > > mod_perl/1.99_01-dev Perl/v5.6.1 > > > > > > The log says (2 msgs for every try): [Thu Jan 03 12:15:29 > > > 2002] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] (22502)The system cannot > > > find the file specified. : couldn't create child process: > > > 22502: D:/Apache2/cgi-bin/printenv.pl [Thu Jan 03 12:15:29 > > > 2002] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] (22502)The system cannot > > > find the file specified. : couldn't spawn child process: > > > D:/Apache2/cgi-bin/printenv.pl > > > > > > Changing line 448 of httpd.conf from > > > Options None > > > to either > > > Options ExecCGI > > > or > > > Options +ExecCGI did not get printenv.pl running either. I > > > used ^C to stop and restarted the server after each edit. > > > > That option should be added for a script directory ... Do you > > have the shebang line as, eg, > > #!/Perl/bin/perl.exe > > (ie, with the .exe extension). The printenv.pl script, with > > this change, works for me; without the .exe extension, I > > get the error you noted ... > > Weird. > > I added .exe to the she-bang line and it ran, but... > o) Will we have to do that for every script? Not happy > o) A DOS box flashes, and yes you're right, it's UGLY. > This happens with every, repeat every, execute of a Perl CGI script... Not happy > o) IE offers to download the output of printenv.pl. I saved it in a disk file and it >is the %ENV > o) I tried changing the \n\n in the print (header) to \r\n\r\n, but that made no >difference > o) I converted printenv.pl into a real CGI script :-) and it works! Mine not to >reason why. Yours... > > -----><8----- > #!/usr/bin/perl.exe > ## > ## printenv -- demo CGI program which just prints its environment > ## > # Note: > # Tabs = 4 spaces. > > use CGI; > > my($q) = CGI -> new(); > > print $q -> header(), > $q -> start_html(), > $q -> table > ( > {align => 'center', bgColor => '#80c0ff'}, > $q -> Tr > ([ > map > { > my($var) = $ENV{$_}; > $val =~ s|\n|\\n|g; > $val =~ s|"|\\"|g; > > $q -> th($_) . $q -> td($var); > } sort keys %ENV > ]) > ), > $q -> end_html(); > -----><8----- > > > > BSOD ==== Try starting Apache as a service, twice, with the > > > same (default) name, in 2 DOS windows. This should not be > > > possible, surely. -----><8----- > > > > No, I wouldn't think so ... > > > > best regards, > > randy > > It's a pity I have something useful to do, otherwise I could spend more time testing >:-). > >
