Re: Install mod perl

marco wrote:
> Il 17/05/2011 22.33, André Warnier ha scritto:
>> marco,
>>
>> under which version/distribution of Linux are you doing this ?
>> (the answer I am looking for is something like Debian or Ubuntu or 
>> RedHat..)
>>
>> The reason I am asking you, is that each of these distributions has a 
>> "package" system, which you can probably use to install apache and 
>> perl and mod_perl using just a couple of commands, and not have to 
>> bother doing it "the hard way".
>>
>> See the answer of Cosimo Streppone previously today in the same 
>> mod_perl list, subject : Ubuntu and mod_perl.
> 
> 
> I did some step ahead but mod_perl's installation doesn't work.
> I remember that i want to install it into apache like dynamic module, so 
> I have installed apache and it runs well.
> I did these step (in directory "mod_perl-2.0.5"):
> 1.  $perl Makefile.PL MP_APXS=/usr/local/apache/bin/apxs DO_HTTPD=1 
> USE_APACI=1 EVERYTHING=1
>      This phase goes ok but it prints some warnings:
> *[warning] mod_perl dso library will be built as mod_perl.so
> [warning] You'll need to add the following to httpd.conf:
> [warning]
> [warning]   LoadModule perl_module modules/mod_perl.so
> [warning]
> [warning] depending on your build, mod_perl might not live in
> [warning] the modules/ directory.
> 
> [warning] Check the results of
> [warning]
> [warning]   $ /usr/local/apache/bin/apxs -q LIBEXECDIR
> [warning]
> [warning] and adjust the LoadModule directive accordingly.
> *
> 2. I go ahead and i type:
> $make
> but it prints me some error:
> */usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lperl
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> make[1]: *** [mod_perl.so] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory 
> `/home/marcolino/mod_perl-2.0.5/src/modules/perl'
> make: *** [modperl_lib] Error 2*
> 
> How can I fix this problem?
> Please someone help me!!!!
> 
Well, we try.
Why do you not save yourself all that aggravation and do as Cosimo suggested earlier in 
another thread :

pre-requisite : disable the Apache which you tried to compile/install by hand, then..

On Wed, 18 May 2011 00:05:46 +1000, Tom Kane <[email protected]> wrote:

 > I now want to add mod_perl (in the .so form) to apache2.
 > [...]
 > I am still new in the Unix/Linux environment -- at least from the
 > standpoint of installing systems software -- so I am sure I am missing
 > something.

Hi Tom,

if you don't need to compile the software yourself,
and you're just starting, I would suggest an easy path:

   # Install the relevant packages
   sudo apt-get install apache2 apache2-mpm-prefork
   sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-perl2 libapache2-mod-apreq2

   # Enable the apreq and mod perl modules
   a2enmod apreq
   a2enmod perl

   # Restart apache
   /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

-- 
Cosimo

Note : you may need to do

   sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

as the last step, instead of what is above.