On Tue, 31 Jul 2001, Fran Fabrizio wrote: > > Hello, > > I've just installed a mod_perl enabled Apache and I am trying to configure > it. I ran into the "can't call register_cleanup on an undefined value" > while I was trying out the sample startup.pl file in the "Writing Apache > Modules in Perl and C" book. I did see the note about this in the > troubleshooting, but the fix didn't solve my problem. CGI.pm 3.02 is an alpha version. I'm not sure about its interoperability with mod_perl. Get the 2.x version to solve the problem asap. > Here's my httpd.conf: > > ... > Alias /perl/ /usr/local/apachemp/cgi-bin/ > PerlPostReadRequestHandler 'sub { Apache->request(shift) }' > PerlModule Apache::Registry > PerlFreshRestart On > PerlRequire conf/startup.pl > > <Location /perl> > SetHandler perl-script > PerlHandler Apache::Registry > Options ExecCGI > allow from all > PerlSendHeader on > </Location> > <Location /hello/world> > SetHandler perl-script > PerlHandler Apache::Hello > </Location> > > And here is conf/startup.pl... > > #!/usr/local/bin/perl > > BEGIN { > use Apache (); > use lib Apache->server_root_relative('lib/perl'); > } > use Apache::Registry(); > use Apache::Constants(); > use CGI::Carp (); > use CGI qw(-compile :all); > 1; > > It dies on the use CGI qw(-compile :all); line, with the message: > > [root@dungeon apachemp]# ./bin/apachectl configtest > [Tue Jul 31 00:54:54 2001] [error] [Tue Jul 31 00:54:54 2001] startup.pl: > [Tue Jul 31 00:54:54 2001] startup.pl: [Tue Jul 31 00:54:54 2001] CGI.pm: > Can't call method "register_cleanup" on an undefined value at > /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.0/CGI/Object.pm line 225. > [Tue Jul 31 00:54:54 2001] startup.pl: [Tue Jul 31 00:54:54 2001] > startup.pl: BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at conf/startup.pl line 14. > [Tue Jul 31 00:54:54 2001] startup.pl: Compilation failed in require. > > Syntax error on line 995 of /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf: > [Tue Jul 31 00:54:54 2001] startup.pl: [Tue Jul 31 00:54:54 2001] > startup.pl: [Tue Jul 31 00:54:54 2001] CGI.pm: Can't call method > "register_cleanup" on an undefined value at > /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.0/CGI/Object.pm line 225. > [Tue Jul 31 00:54:54 2001] startup.pl: [Tue Jul 31 00:54:54 2001] > startup.pl: BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at conf/startup.pl line 14. > [Tue Jul 31 00:54:54 2001] startup.pl: Compilation failed in require. > > [root@dungeon apachemp]# > > I'm running the following versions of the software: > Apache 1.3.20 > mod_perl 1.26 > CGI.pm 3.02 > > I saw the note about it in the faq/troubleshooting section of the docs on > perl.apache.org, but as you can see I made the suggested change (the > PerlPostReadRequestHandler line in httpd) and I still get the error. > > Any ideas? I'm not doing anything fancy, these are all default installs of > everything, just following the docs for installation and the book for the > startup.pl. The server starts and runs fine if I remove the use CGI > qw(-compile :all); line. > > Thanks, > Fran > _____________________________________________________________________ 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/