Re: Environment variable $ENV{MOD_PERL}
Thank you for everyone's support
My problem was that I was reading suggestions like don't change your CGI
script as Apache::DBI persistance connection is fully transparent...
too literally
The pre-requsite to this mod_perl is to have your CGI scripts run under
a special mod_perl directoryyes, I read that in the Eagle book, but
in Chapter 2, and by the time I got to the meating things, had forgotton
this prereq
Note to Author of Apache::DBI, could you please add a brief comment in
this regard to your Configuration section. Also, in your document,
you keep referring to eg/startup.pl. I don't think we get that with just
a binary (or RPM install)...
Anyways...overall I was at fault for not re-re-read documents
On Sat, 15 Sep 2001, Stas Bekman wrote:
On Fri, 14 Sep 2001, Medi Montaseri wrote:
These documents are very confusingon one hand the document the other
caller mentioned does explicitly talk about two conditions should exists.
Note A AND B. And then we hear that that is not really true...And even
Apache::DBI.pm itslef does not talk about it and there is no way that I
know of that one can tell, if we do indeed have a persistant connection or
have simply required some dumb packages...
We appreciate the technology such package authors bring to us...but please
regard the documentation part as important as other parts...
We are doing out best to keep the Perl and open source flag up, but we
can not read source code all day long, our Microsoftish developers are way
ahead of us with their fancy IDEs
As Andrew said, you just need to learn how to find your way around. I
believe it's still easier than trying to get somebody on the support call
to explain it to you. The cool thing is that once you know your way
around, you don't need anybody else to help yourself. I admit that the
initial overhead may be longer but it's only in the beginning.
Back to your problem. What I've suggested is that may be you aren not
running mod_perl at all [read: you run mod_cgi]! Try to put into your
startup.pl:
die not running under mod_perl unless $ENV{MOD_PERL};
On Sat, 15 Sep 2001, Stas Bekman wrote:
On Fri, 14 Sep 2001, Flavio D' Amore wrote:
Hi,
im reading on mod_perl and Relational Databases
(http://apache.org/guide/databases.html), Introduction, that persistent
database connections needs to have set $ENV{MOD_PERL} in order to execute
CGI perl script
via mod_perl and not via normal CGI.
What's the right value for that variable and where i've to set it
(httpd.conf or Unix environment?)?
mod_perl does this for you. You shouldn't mess with it yourself.
Hmm, may be you don't run under mod_perl even if you think you are?
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Environment variable $ENV{MOD_PERL}
Hi,
im reading on mod_perl and Relational Databases
(http://apache.org/guide/databases.html),
Introduction, that persistent database connections needs to have set
$ENV{MOD_PERL} in order to execute CGI perl script
via mod_perl and not via normal CGI.
What's the right value for that variable and where i've to set it
(httpd.conf or Unix environment?)?
By and thanks in advance
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Re: Environment variable $ENV{MOD_PERL}
On Friday 14 September 2001 17:53, Flavio D' Amore wrote:
im reading on mod_perl and Relational Databases
(http://apache.org/guide/databases.html), Introduction, that persistent
database connections needs to have set $ENV{MOD_PERL} in order to execute
CGI perl script via mod_perl and not via normal CGI.
What's the right value for that variable and where i've to set it
(httpd.conf or Unix environment?)?
mod_perl will take care for you to set it and to set it properly. That's the
way to know that you're running under mod_perl.
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Re: Environment variable $ENV{MOD_PERL}
On Fri, 14 Sep 2001, Flavio D' Amore wrote:
Hi,
im reading on mod_perl and Relational Databases
(http://apache.org/guide/databases.html), Introduction, that persistent
database connections needs to have set $ENV{MOD_PERL} in order to execute
CGI perl script
via mod_perl and not via normal CGI.
What's the right value for that variable and where i've to set it
(httpd.conf or Unix environment?)?
mod_perl does this for you. You shouldn't mess with it yourself.
Hmm, may be you don't run under mod_perl even if you think you are?
_
Stas Bekman JAm_pH -- Just Another mod_perl Hacker
http://stason.org/ mod_perl Guide http://perl.apache.org/guide
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://apachetoday.com http://eXtropia.com/
http://singlesheaven.com http://perl.apache.org http://perlmonth.com/
Re: Environment variable $ENV{MOD_PERL}
These documents are very confusingon one hand the document the other
caller mentioned does explicitly talk about two conditions should exists.
Note A AND B. And then we hear that that is not really true...And even
Apache::DBI.pm itslef does not talk about it and there is no way that I
know of that one can tell, if we do indeed have a persistant connection or
have simply required some dumb packages...
We appreciate the technology such package authors bring to us...but please
regard the documentation part as important as other parts...
We are doing out best to keep the Perl and open source flag up, but we
can not read source code all day long, our Microsoftish developers are way
ahead of us with their fancy IDEs
On Sat, 15 Sep 2001, Stas Bekman wrote:
On Fri, 14 Sep 2001, Flavio D' Amore wrote:
Hi,
im reading on mod_perl and Relational Databases
(http://apache.org/guide/databases.html), Introduction, that persistent
database connections needs to have set $ENV{MOD_PERL} in order to execute
CGI perl script
via mod_perl and not via normal CGI.
What's the right value for that variable and where i've to set it
(httpd.conf or Unix environment?)?
mod_perl does this for you. You shouldn't mess with it yourself.
Hmm, may be you don't run under mod_perl even if you think you are?
_
Stas Bekman JAm_pH -- Just Another mod_perl Hacker
http://stason.org/ mod_perl Guide http://perl.apache.org/guide
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://apachetoday.com http://eXtropia.com/
http://singlesheaven.com http://perl.apache.org http://perlmonth.com/
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CyberShell Engineering
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Re: Environment variable $ENV{MOD_PERL}
Hello, MMAnd even Apache::DBI.pm itslef does not talk about it and there is no MMway that I know of that one can tell, if we do indeed have a persistant MMconnection or have simply required some dumb packages... The documentation mentions that you can use Apache::Status to check on statistics about Apache::DBI. This is directly from perldoc Apache::DBI. Three clicks into the mod_perl guide gives you this: http://perl.apache.org/guide/databases.html#Debugging_Apache_DBI Which is about how to turn on debugging information from Apache::DBI. Do these things not work for you? If so, tell us and we can perhaps help you further. By the way, you will likely receive more polite and helpful replies if you do not persist in calling technology that many of us rely on for production sites dumb. MMWe appreciate the technology such package authors bring to us...but MMplease regard the documentation part as important as other parts... We MMare doing out best to keep the Perl and open source flag up, but we can MMnot read source code all day long, our Microsoftish developers are way MMahead of us with their fancy IDEs Use what works for you and your situation. You shouldn't be using Perl and open source software if you really want to be using a Microsoft language and its related IDE. That being said, point out the relevant documentation pieces that are missing--I think you just missed what you needed in this case--to the authors and this list! Then we can all help fill in the pieces. Humbly, Andrew -- Andrew Ho http://www.tellme.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Voice 650-930-9062 Tellme Networks, Inc. 1-800-555-TELLFax 650-930-9101 --
Re: Environment variable $ENV{MOD_PERL}
On Fri, 14 Sep 2001, Medi Montaseri wrote:
These documents are very confusingon one hand the document the other
caller mentioned does explicitly talk about two conditions should exists.
Note A AND B. And then we hear that that is not really true...And even
Apache::DBI.pm itslef does not talk about it and there is no way that I
know of that one can tell, if we do indeed have a persistant connection or
have simply required some dumb packages...
We appreciate the technology such package authors bring to us...but please
regard the documentation part as important as other parts...
We are doing out best to keep the Perl and open source flag up, but we
can not read source code all day long, our Microsoftish developers are way
ahead of us with their fancy IDEs
As Andrew said, you just need to learn how to find your way around. I
believe it's still easier than trying to get somebody on the support call
to explain it to you. The cool thing is that once you know your way
around, you don't need anybody else to help yourself. I admit that the
initial overhead may be longer but it's only in the beginning.
Back to your problem. What I've suggested is that may be you aren not
running mod_perl at all [read: you run mod_cgi]! Try to put into your
startup.pl:
die not running under mod_perl unless $ENV{MOD_PERL};
On Sat, 15 Sep 2001, Stas Bekman wrote:
On Fri, 14 Sep 2001, Flavio D' Amore wrote:
Hi,
im reading on mod_perl and Relational Databases
(http://apache.org/guide/databases.html), Introduction, that persistent
database connections needs to have set $ENV{MOD_PERL} in order to execute
CGI perl script
via mod_perl and not via normal CGI.
What's the right value for that variable and where i've to set it
(httpd.conf or Unix environment?)?
mod_perl does this for you. You shouldn't mess with it yourself.
Hmm, may be you don't run under mod_perl even if you think you are?
_
Stas Bekman JAm_pH -- Just Another mod_perl Hacker
http://stason.org/ mod_perl Guide http://perl.apache.org/guide
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://apachetoday.com http://eXtropia.com/
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