Hi there,
I'm trying to figure out how one would set vars via a startup.pl script or
using PerlSections. I want to set a var on startup where I'll be prompted
and a var that I can retrieve via $r->dir_config('FOO') will get me that
value.
I've tried endless ideas, none of which are working
The most promising is using PerlSections:
<Perl>
use Apache::PerlSections();
$Apache::Server::SaveConfig = 1;
if ($Apache::Server::Starting) {
print "Enter some value you don't want written down: ";
$mytmp::value = <STDIN>;
chomp $mytmp::value;
} else {
print "value = '$mytmp::value'\n";
push @PerlSetVar, ["Foo" => $mytmp::value];
}
print STDERR Apache::PerlSections->dump();
</Perl>
This is listed on
http://www.geocrawler.com/archives/3/182/2002/11/0/10255638/ and is an
example by Stas Bekman. For me, it only works if I run a single httpd via
-X (I set this in apachectl). It's something to do with the double start,
which this example is supposed to overcome.
Other things I've tried are using "HTTPD="/usr/sbin/httpd `moduleargs`
$OPTIONS" -c $PERLSETVAR" where $PERLSETVAR is set via $2
apachectl start foopass
PERLSETVAR="PerlSetVar FOO $2"
But I'm not the best shell programmer, and somehow the shell program
munges the PerlSetVar line. If I take the same output and run it via
command line:
/usr/sbin/httpd -DHAVE_SETENVIF -DHAVE_CERN_META -DHAVE_EXPIRES
-DHAVE_ACCESS -DHAVE_ASIS -DHAVE_NEGOTIATION -DHAVE_AUTH -DHAVE_IMAP
-DHAVE_USERTRACK -DHAVE_INFO -DHAVE_SSL -DHAVE_AUTH_DBM -DHAVE_AUTH_DB
-DHAVE_VHOST_ALIAS -DHAVE_ACTIONS -DHAVE_LOG_CONFIG -DHAVE_LOG_AGENT
-DHAVE_MMAP_STATIC -DHAVE_PROXY -DHAVE_PERL -DHAVE_MIME_MAGIC
-DHAVE_EXAMPLE -DHAVE_STATUS -DHAVE_PHP4 -DHAVE_LOG_REFERER -DHAVE_ALIAS
-DHAVE_MIME -DHAVE_SPELING -DHAVE_AUTOINDEX -DHAVE_USERDIR
-DHAVE_UNIQUE_ID -DHAVE_REWRITE -DHAVE_CGI -DHAVE_INCLUDE -DHAVE_DIR
-DHAVE_ENV -DHAVE_AUTH_ANON -DHAVE_DIGEST -DHAVE_HEADERS -c 'PerlSetVar
PASS foo'
It works, but that's not a good solution.
I've tried things like a set method that sets a class variable of the
handler I'm calling in startup.pl.. doesn't work.
So, I'm stumped. Any ideas? I'd be so greatful!
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Patrick Galbraith
Senior Software Developer
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