Hello again, On Fri, 21 Nov 2003, angie ahl wrote:
> of course how to do it is another thing > ;) To include parts of the configuration file selectively you can start Apache with something like httpd -Dconfig1 -f/some/place/where/I/keep/my/httpd.conf and in the httpd.conf you can put something like <IfDefine config1> Port 8080 DocumentRoot .... </IfDefine> <IfDefine config2> Port 8081 DocumentRoot .... </IfDefine> and so on, limited only by your imagination and your willingness to type man httpd and read what it says. :) You probably just need to change the port it's listening on and the document root. You can fiddle with other stuff if the fancy takes you. For example you might want to run Apache's children as a different user, and have different numbers for things like MaxRequestsPerChild depending on which server is being configured. > I searched the archives for "Panther" as I'd spotted other people having > problems with what apple have done: > > http://www.gossamer-threads.com/perl/mailarc/gforum.cgi?post=86918; > search_string=panther;guest=1612745&t=search_engine#86918 > > and > > http://www.gossamer-threads.com/perl/mailarc/gforum.cgi?post=87554; > search_string=panther;guest=1612745&t=search_engine#87554 Hmmm. The solutions to these problems were posted there too, but I note that one solution is very much a work in progress. However they should be enough for you to get it working. Did you say you really need CGI.pm? Less bloated alternatives for example are CGI::Lite or Apache::Request which have been mentioned here on this List many times. > I'd like to keep my own set up safe from being screwed with by Apple > updates. It's not entirely clear what they're going to update when and > it can bite you in the butt I don't believe they'll want to change your webserver config files. (You could always set the 'immutable' bit. :) > So I thought I need to install a fresh copy of apache and mod_erpl, or > more precisely compile them from source as the "Getting your feet wet" > article suggests. > > Have I misunderstood that? No, if you want to install over the top of an existing version of mod_perl you can go right ahead and do it, but it sounds to me like you might just want to create an Apache in your home directory and run it from there for testing. Just omit the 'make install' step and run Apache from your home directory with the same userid as you use normally and with a groupid for which you have permissions. <IfDefine config1> user angie group users Port 8080 DocumentRoot .... </IfDefine> Be careful doing things like this on a publically accessible server... 73, Ged. -- Reporting bugs: http://perl.apache.org/bugs/ Mail list info: http://perl.apache.org/maillist/modperl.html
