Re: install/config mod_perl-2(1.99_08)
On Thu, 3 Oct 2002, Paul Simon wrote: If I try to call index.cgi under /test/index.cgi, the page just hangs. index.cgi works as a straight CGI page. Here it is: #!C:/Perl/bin/Perl.exe print Content-type: text/plain\n\n; print mod_perl 2.0 rocks!\n; [ .. ] I just upgraded all the Win32 binaries on our site for both mod_perl-2 and mod_perl-1, including the ppm files and the all-in-one packages, to use the latest Apache sources (2.0.43 and 1.3.27), in light of the security concerns in older versions. All the mod_perl tests for the various packages passed on my system, and in particular simple registry scripts work OK with perl-5.6.1 and this mod_perl-2 - you may want to give this a try. Note that the mod_perl version hasn't changed with these upgrades, so if you install via ppm, you may have to uninstall the current package first, or else force the install. -- best regards, randy
Re: install/config mod_perl-2(1.99_08)
On Thu, 3 Oct 2002, Paul Simon wrote: Is there something in the configuration not jiving? Windows 2000, Apache 2.0.42, mod_perl-2(1.99_08-dev via ppm) In http.conf I have: Include conf/test.conf AddHandler cgi-script .cgi In test.conf I have: PerlRequire C:/Apache2/conf/startup.pl Location /test/ Options +ExecCGI SetHandler perl-script PerlResponseHandler ModPerl::Registry PerlOptions +ParseHeaders /Location #ScriptAlias /test/ C:/Apache2/htdocs/test/ startup.pl looks like: #!C:/Perl/bin/Perl.exe use Apache2(); use ModPerl::Registry (); 1; Apache starts up. I can see mod_perl loaded in via server-status. And when I call just the directory /test/, this what I get in the error log: [error] 1932: ModPerl::Registry: C:/Apache2/htdocs/test/ not found or unable to stat This is OK - you normally don't want a directory listing for locations that have scripts in them. If I try to call index.cgi under /test/index.cgi, the page just hangs. index.cgi works as a straight CGI page. Here it is: #!C:/Perl/bin/Perl.exe print Content-type: text/plain\n\n; print mod_perl 2.0 rocks!\n; --- I'll keep trying. Hopefully, there's an easy solution to this. Thanks. Maybe not easy :) Using perl-5.6.1, and Apache-2.0.42, I found the above to also hang ... However, it worked as expected using the perl-5.8/Apache2 binary of perl-5.8-win32-bin.tar.gz under ftp://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/pub/other/. As there's issues with threads on Win32 with perl-5.6.1, eventually perl-5.8 will be the recommended Win32 Perl for mod_perl-2; if possible, you may want to give this a try. -- best regards, randy kobes
RE: install/config mod_perl-2(1.99_08)
You say eventually perl 5.8 will be recommended. Why is it not the recommended version now? I am developing a windows application currently and started out with activestate perl 5.6.1, apache 2, and mod_perl 1.99. I ran into a lot of problems and blamed them on mod_perl because it is still rather new. Things have progressed smoothly enough using apache versions 1.x and mod_perl 1.x I didn't think of trying perl 5.8, but would be glad to if that is going to help things. I would like the capabilities that Apache and mod_perl 2.x give. Ben -Original Message- From: Randy Kobes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 8:30 AM To: Paul Simon Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: install/config mod_perl-2(1.99_08) Maybe not easy :) Using perl-5.6.1, and Apache-2.0.42, I found the above to also hang ... However, it worked as expected using the perl-5.8/Apache2 binary of perl-5.8-win32-bin.tar.gz under ftp://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/pub/other/. As there's issues with threads on Win32 with perl-5.6.1, eventually perl-5.8 will be the recommended Win32 Perl for mod_perl-2; if possible, you may want to give this a try. -- best regards, randy kobes
RE: install/config mod_perl-2(1.99_08)
On Thu, 3 Oct 2002, Ben Mathews wrote: You say eventually perl 5.8 will be recommended. Why is it not the recommended version now? That's really Doug's call, but perhaps one consideration holding back a recommendation of 5.8 on Win32 is that ActiveState won't be making a perl-5.8 binary in the immediate future, and may wait until a 5.8.1 is released (5.8 and 5.6 aren't binary compatable, so this is a major step). And there are some portability things, for example, with unicode - some modules which rely on the way 5.6.1 deals with this need changes with 5.8. I am developing a windows application currently and started out with activestate perl 5.6.1, apache 2, and mod_perl 1.99. I ran into a lot of problems and blamed them on mod_perl because it is still rather new. Things have progressed smoothly enough using apache versions 1.x and mod_perl 1.x I didn't think of trying perl 5.8, but would be glad to if that is going to help things. I would like the capabilities that Apache and mod_perl 2.x give. Ben I've found that using 5.8 often is more stable than 5.6.1, as far as mod_perl-2 goes - it's definitely worth trying out for development. -- best regards, randy
Re: install/config mod_perl-2(1.99_08)
Randy Kobes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: On Thu, 3 Oct 2002, Paul Simon wrote: Is there something in the configuration not jiving? Windows 2000, Apache 2.0.42, mod_perl-2(1.99_08-dev via ppm) In http.conf I have: Include conf/test.conf AddHandler cgi-script .cgi In test.conf I have: PerlRequire "C:/Apache2/conf/startup.pl" Options +ExecCGI SetHandler perl-script PerlResponseHandler ModPerl::Registry PerlOptions +ParseHeaders #ScriptAlias /test/ "C:/Apache2/htdocs/test/" startup.pl looks like: #!C:/Perl/bin/Perl.exe use Apache2(); use ModPerl::Registry (); 1; Apache starts up. I can see mod_perl loaded in via server-status. And when I call just the directory /test/, this what I get in the error log: [error] 1932: ModPerl::Registry: C:/Apache2/htdocs/test/ not found or unable to statThis is OK - you normally don't want a directory listingfor locations that have scripts in them. If I try to call index.cgi under /test/index.cgi, the page just hangs. index.cgi works as a straight CGI page. Here it is: #!C:/Perl/bin/Perl.exe print "Content-type: text/plain\n\n"; print "mod_perl 2.0 rocks!\n"; --- I'll keep trying. Hopefully, there's an easy solution to this. Thanks.Maybe not easy :) Using perl-5.6.1, and Apache-2.0.42, I foundthe above to also hang ... However, it worked as expected usingthe perl-5.8/Apache2 binary of perl-5.8-win32-bin.tar.gz underftp://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/pub/other/. As there's issues withthreads on Win32 with perl-5.6.1, eventually perl-5.8 will be therecommended Win32 Perl for mod_perl-2; if possible, you may wantto give this a try.-- best regards,randy kobes Almost easy. I have it running now with perl5.8.I'm going to pilot it...Thanks.PaulDo you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo!
