Re: Apache::ASP Installation Issue
Randy wrote: In the browser, I get the asp script. That means Apache::ASP isn't even being called for the page, which is an Apache configuration problem, not a problem with Apache::ASP. (Problems with Apache::ASP or the ASP pages themselves show up as complaints in error_log.) In all of what you posted about your httpd.conf contents, I don't see that you've actually configured Apache to use Apache::ASP. This is from the top of the configuration section of the manual: PerlModule Apache::ASP Files ~ (\.asp) SetHandler perl-script PerlHandler Apache::ASP PerlSetVar Global . PerlSetVar StateDir /tmp/asp /Files I posted something much like it in my initial reply to you. It applies just as well on Windows as on Linux. Apache is Apache. I don't seem to have a global.asa file anywhere on the server. I don't know that Apache::ASP fails to work without it, but you do want it. Here's the default one: http://apache-asp.org/eg/global.asa Search for global.asa on apache-asp.org for more on what it does. Also see the documentation for the Global configuration option to see how to change where global.asa lives: http://apache-asp.org/config.html#Global In the snippet above, it appears it's telling Apache::ASP to look in the same directory as your .asp files, which may not be a good thing if you want the contents of your global.asa to be secret. You can use the Global directive to put global.asa outside the document tree, so Apache won't serve it. Alternately, you can configure Apache to never serve *.asa. Directory D:\Xxx\xx Are you sure this section actually works? From the Apache platform notes for Windows: because Apache uses Unix-style names internally, you must use forward slashes, not backslashes http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/platform/windows.html What is the StateDir? Never heard of it. It's in the manual: http://apache-asp.org/config.html#StateDir By the httpd user to whom do you refer? The user that Apache runs under. It might not be your user account. If you run it as a Windows service, by default, it runs as the SYSTEM user. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Apache::ASP Installation Issue
Thanks a bunch! I'll get right on these configuration changes, and let you know how they worked out. I had a feeling (being so inexperienced with Apache configuration) that it wasn't even set up. Somehow, being a long-time Windows user, I sort of expected the installer to take care of basic configuration. I will definitely look into what global.asa does and where to put it, as well as how to secure it. Thanks! Directory D:\Xxx\xx refers to the home directory of my website (the names were changed to protect the innocent) and they do work. I will also look into what State.Dir is. Since this is a Windows box...yes, it's probably using the system user by default. Thanks again. R -Original Message- From: Warren Young [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 11:20 PM To: Apache-ASP List Subject: Re: Apache::ASP Installation Issue Randy wrote: In the browser, I get the asp script. That means Apache::ASP isn't even being called for the page, which is an Apache configuration problem, not a problem with Apache::ASP. (Problems with Apache::ASP or the ASP pages themselves show up as complaints in error_log.) In all of what you posted about your httpd.conf contents, I don't see that you've actually configured Apache to use Apache::ASP. This is from the top of the configuration section of the manual: PerlModule Apache::ASP Files ~ (\.asp) SetHandler perl-script PerlHandler Apache::ASP PerlSetVar Global . PerlSetVar StateDir /tmp/asp /Files I posted something much like it in my initial reply to you. It applies just as well on Windows as on Linux. Apache is Apache. I don't seem to have a global.asa file anywhere on the server. I don't know that Apache::ASP fails to work without it, but you do want it. Here's the default one: http://apache-asp.org/eg/global.asa Search for global.asa on apache-asp.org for more on what it does. Also see the documentation for the Global configuration option to see how to change where global.asa lives: http://apache-asp.org/config.html#Global In the snippet above, it appears it's telling Apache::ASP to look in the same directory as your .asp files, which may not be a good thing if you want the contents of your global.asa to be secret. You can use the Global directive to put global.asa outside the document tree, so Apache won't serve it. Alternately, you can configure Apache to never serve *.asa. Directory D:\Xxx\xx Are you sure this section actually works? From the Apache platform notes for Windows: because Apache uses Unix-style names internally, you must use forward slashes, not backslashes http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/platform/windows.html What is the StateDir? Never heard of it. It's in the manual: http://apache-asp.org/config.html#StateDir By the httpd user to whom do you refer? The user that Apache runs under. It might not be your user account. If you run it as a Windows service, by default, it runs as the SYSTEM user. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Apache::ASP Installation Issue
Randy wrote: Any suggestions? (other than put it on a xxnix box) The common wisdom says that Windows is easier to use. In a lot of cases, this is true. This is not one of those cases. Apache::ASP is a native of *ix systems, and so it's far easier to install it there. You usually don't have to set up Apache, mod_perl, or compilers on a Linux box...they're just assumed to be there, already working, or at least easy to install. The lack of this support environment is what you're running into on Windows. Even if you have an absolute requirement to use Windows for the final product, I would suggest getting started with Linux first. That will give you necessary experience with Apache and Apache::ASP which will help you to understand the Windows instructions. You don't have to get dedicated hardware for this, or install Linux. You can download all this, ready to go. First, get VMware Player, here: http://www.vmware.com/download/player/download.html Now we need a VM. Download VA-LAMP-vmware-*.zip from: http://virtualappliances.net/download/vmware/ This VM is set up for basic Apache serving already. There are several more steps required to add Apache::ASP support, but all are easy. It might take 15 minutes, all told. 0. Install VMware Player. It wants to reboot the host machine, but it isn't really necessary. 1. Extract the contents of the VM zip file to the place you want the VM to live. You'll need 2.5 GB of disk space. 2. Open the VA-LAMP folder and double-click the VA-LAMP.vmx file you find inside. This will start the VM in VMware Player. 3. After the VM boots -- it won't take long! -- you'll see it report the IP address that your LAN's DHCP server assigned it. Write it down. For the sake of the discussion below, we'll say it's 192.168.0.42 4. Put that IP address into a web browser to test that the VM is working. You should see the VM's welcome page. 5. Say Start Run and put \\192.168.0.42\wwwroot into the Open field and hit Enter. This will connect to the directory holding the content being served from the VM by Apache. Log in as admin/admin when prompted. You should see index.html. Delete it, or move it off the VM. 6. Now we have to create the new Apache configuration file, and it's easier to do it in Windows and transfer it over, rather than transcribe it into the VM directly. You'll need a Unix-aware text editor for this. If you don't have one, I can recommend Notepad++, which is free: http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/ Paste the text below into a new text file, adjusting the first two lines as desired. If you're using Notepad++, say Format Convert to UNIX Format. Then save it out as \\192.168.0.42\wwwroot\asp.conf to write a copy of the new configuration file to the VM's virtual hard disk. -- 8 -- cut here - 8 - ServerAdmin [EMAIL PROTECTED] ServerName my-first-apache-asp-server DocumentRoot /var/www/html Directory /var/www/html Allow from all AllowOverride None DirectoryIndex index.asp Options FollowSymLinks Order allow,deny /Directory IfModule mod_perl.c PerlModule Apache::ASP Files ~ (\.asp) SetHandler perl-script PerlHandler Apache::ASP PerlSetVar Global /var/www/html PerlSetVar StateDir /tmp/asp /Files /IfModule -- 8 -- cut here - 8 - 7. Click back into the VMware Player window, log in as root/root, and give the following commands to set up Apache. First, we'll blow away the default Apache config and put our new one in its place: # cd /etc/apache2/sites-enabled # rm * # mv /var/www/html/asp.conf ../sites-available # ln -s ../sites-available/asp.conf . We've started with a minimal VM, so we don't have the C compilers and such on the system yet. Let's go get 'em: # apt-get update # apt-get install build-essential Now we need to set up CPAN: # cpan Answer the configuration questions, accepting all defaults. Now we can install Apache::ASP and its prerequisites: cpan install Bundle::Apache::ASP cpan exit Now, the clincher: we need to restart Apache, to load our new configuration: # apache2ctl restart This should run quickly and silently. It if complains, you did something incorrect above. 9. Pop out of the VM (Ctrl-Alt), open your Unix-aware text editor again, ensure it's in Unix line ending mode, and write this: % print Hello, world! % Save it out as \\192.168.0.42\wwwroot\index.asp and hit the refresh button in your web browser. The page should change to say Hello, world! If so, congratulations, Apache::ASP is working. Continue on with the examples at http://apache-asp.org/eg/ If all of this is too much for you to deal with, best just use Windows' own flavor of ASP.
