Apache problems when using mod_perl

[Raymond Norton]

I am trying to install webgui on a new core 4 install.
Part of the install is to edit perl.conf, by adding the
following:

<Files ~ ".(pl)$">
SetHandler perl-script
PerlHandler ModPerl::Registry
PerlOptions +SetupEnv +ParseHeaders
</Files>
PerlRequire /data/WebGUI/sbin/preload.perl

Apache starts fine, but the error log shows the following after an attempt
is made to access the web site:

Can't locate object method "request" via package "Apache" at
/data/WebGUI/lib/WebGUI/Session.pm line 159

I thought "request" was for mod_perl 1??

Apache::Request looks to come from libapreq-1.33. When I attempt to
install it I get the following:

perl Makefile.PL && make && make test && make install
mod_perl 1.x ( < 1.99) is required at Makefile.PL line 34.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at Makefile.PL line 36

Of course core 4 comes with mod_perl 2

Another forum recommended using Apache::Cookie, but It complains about the
same thing.

Any ideas how to fix this?

[Chasecreek Systemhouse]

On 1/2/06, Raymond Norton  wrote:
> I am trying to install webgui on a new core 4 install.
> Part of the install is to edit perl.conf, by adding the
> following:
>
> <Files ~ ".(pl)$">
> SetHandler perl-script
> PerlHandler ModPerl::Registry
> PerlOptions +SetupEnv +ParseHeaders
>
> </Files>
> PerlRequire /data/WebGUI/sbin/preload.perl

Please read the fast_start guide (located in the /usr/share docs area
for mod_perl.)  you will need to use perldoc to read the POD file.

There is a line that you can use that allows using old mod_perl 1 Perl
code, specifically see:

http://perl.apache.org/docs/2.0/user/porting/porting.html#Using_the_C_Apache...

HTH/Bill
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