Tom: Fixed it. I needed to add a 1; to the end of my startup.pl file. I was using a startup.pl file example from apache.org which did NOT have this. Then in doing some research, found out that it needed it. Now the @INC is being updated at startup.
Thanks for your help! Gregory At 11:40 AM 5/19/2002 -0700, you wrote: >Gregory, are you _sure_ you have the right error_log ? You didn't send >mod_perl errors somewhere different from normal? That is my most common >reason for not being able to find diagnostic messages... (looking in the >normal webserver logs, or the ssl logs, as compared to the mod_perl >daemon's error logs) > >On Sun, 19 May 2002, Per Einar Ellefsen wrote: > > > At 18:57 19.05.2002, Gregory Matthews wrote: > > >I added the below STDER statement and did NOT see the printout either on > > >screen or in my error_log file. > > > > > >It sounds like then my startup.pl file is not even being loaded? Funny > > >though I can deliberately put a bogus module name or misspell use > > >strictttt; and I will be unable to restart the server because of it. Can > > >this file be "read" and checked for correctness but not "loaded"? > > > > Wow, now this is weird. Could you try something as simple as > > > > file:startup.pl > > ------------------ > > use lib qw(/path/to/foo); > > print STDERR "Loading startup.pl"; > > 1; > > > > And then load that with PerlRequire? > > > > Came to think of it: could you try without Apache::DB? Maybe that's the > > source of your problems. > > > > Finally, as a quick fix to your original problem: maybe you can use > PERL5LIB: > > > > PerlSetEnv PERL5LIB /path > > > > in your httpd.conf. > > > > This is all I can come up with, sorry. > > > > >At 09:57 AM 5/19/2002 +0200, you wrote: > > >>At 02:50 19.05.2002, Gregory Matthews wrote: > > >>>Tried that...doesn't work either. > > >>> > > >>>@INC still cannot find my config.pl file. If I add the use lib > > >>>statement to my script, all is o.k.. If I try to add it to my > > >>>startup.pl and call it at startup time, I get the error from @INC. > > >> > > >>Are you sure you are loading your startup.pl file before your module? > > >>Are you sure it's getting loaded at all? > > >>Try adding a debug statement in your startup.pl: > > >> > > >>print STDERR 'Loading startup.pl .... @INC = ', join ":", @INC; > > >> > > >>after your "use lib" part. > > >> > > >>>At 06:16 PM 5/18/2002 -0400, you wrote: > > >>>>I did this: > > >>>> > > >>>>use lib qw(<path to files>); > > >>>> > > >>>>That adds the path to @INC. Someone correct me if that's the wrong way > > >>>>to do > > >>>>things > > >>>> > > >>>>----- Original Message ----- > > >>>>From: "Gregory Matthews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>>>Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2002 6:12 PM > > >>>>Subject: Modifying @INC via startup.pl > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > I am trying to: > > >>>> > > > >>>> > use lib qw(/dir/foo); > > >>>> > > > >>>> > in my startup.pl file but @INC is NOT showing the path. I keep > getting > > >>>> > "Can't locate config.pl in @INC" errors after restarting the > server and > > >>>> > calling the script. > > >>>> > > > >>>> > My prog reads: > > >>>> > > > >>>> > require qq(config.pl); > > >>>> > > > >>>> > I am not sure what is going on. @INC shows: > > >>>> > > > >>>> > (@INC contains: /usr/libdata/perl/5.00503/mach > /usr/libdata/perl/5.00503 > > >>>> > /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/i386-freebsd > > >>>> > /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005 . /usr/local/www/ > > >>>> > /usr/local/www/lib/perl) at (eval 265) line 22. > > >>>> > > > >>>> > Why is the path to config.pl not showing up? My defaults.conf > reads: > > >>>> > > > >>>> > # mod_perl setup > > >>>> > Alias /perl /usr/local/www/vhosts/host.com/perl > > >>>> > PerlRequire /usr/local/www/vhosts/host.com/perl/libs/startup.pl > > >>>> > PerlSetEnv PERLDB_OPTS "NonStop=1 LineInfo=/tmp/db.out AutoTrace=1 > > >>>>frame=2" > > >>>> > PerlModule Apache::DB > > >>>> > PerlWarn On > > >>>> > PerlTaintCheck On > > >>>> > <Directory "/usr/local/www/vhosts/host.com/perl"> > > >>>> > PerlFixupHandler +Apache::DB > > >>>> > SetHandler perl-script > > >>>> > PerlHandler +Apache::Registry > > >>>> > Options +ExecCGI > > >>>> > allow from all > > >>>> > PerlSendHeader Off > > >>>> > </Directory> > > >>>> > # end mod_perl setup > > >>>> > > > >>>> > Thanks everyone. This list is a lifesaver! > > >>>> > > > >>>> > Gregory > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >> > > >>-- > > >>Per Einar Ellefsen > > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >[EMAIL PROTECTED] | What I like about deadlines is the lovely >http://BareMetal.com/ | whooshing they make as they rush past. >web hosting since '95 | - Douglas Adams