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Posted to users@httpd.apache.org by Aaron Smith <Aa...@kzoo.edu> on 2007/09/13 15:36:12 UTC
[users@httpd] Installing New Apache Modules
Simple question. Hopefully. If I have an existing Apache
installation, that was compiled from source, and the source tree is
still intact on the system, is it possible to compile and install a
couple of additional modules without re-installing all of apache? I'd
like to add a few modules such as mod_ldap, mod_auth_ldap, and
mod_webdav to an existing Apache web server with as little disruption as
possible. Would it work to do a configure, then a make, then do a make
install from within the modules sub-directory? My gut feeling is that
this would NOT work as mod_ldap requires ldap to be built into apr-util
so I bet I'd have to re-install the apr-util stuff.
Aaron
RE: [users@httpd] Installing New Apache Modules
Posted by Aaron Smith <Aa...@kzoo.edu>.
Yes, well, the operable word there is "SHOULD". I've been attempting to
recompile apache on this server for a week now with no end of troubles.
Was looking for some other way of accomplishing my task but oh well.
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From: jslive@gmail.com [mailto:jslive@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Joshua
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Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 9:40 AM
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Subject: Re: [users@httpd] Installing New Apache Modules
On 9/13/07, Aaron Smith <Aa...@kzoo.edu> wrote:
> Simple question. Hopefully. If I have an existing Apache
> installation, that was compiled from source, and the source tree is
still
> intact on the system, is it possible to compile and install a couple
of
> additional modules without re-installing all of apache? I'd like to
add a
> few modules such as mod_ldap, mod_auth_ldap, and mod_webdav to an
existing
> Apache web server with as little disruption as possible. Would it
work to
> do a configure, then a make, then do a make install from within the
modules
> sub-directory? My gut feeling is that this would NOT work as mod_ldap
> requires ldap to be built into apr-util so I bet I'd have to
re-install the
> apr-util stuff.
For simple modules, you can use example 4 here:
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/dso.html#usage
to install using apxs.
But you are correct in being skeptical about that technique in this
case, since all the modules you talk about are complicated and require
sub-modules or libraries. You are much better off recompiling the
whole server. But this should be relatively easy. Just follow the
upgrading instructions here:
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/install.html#upgrading
Joshua.
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Re: [users@httpd] Installing New Apache Modules
Posted by Joshua Slive <jo...@slive.ca>.
On 9/13/07, Aaron Smith <Aa...@kzoo.edu> wrote:
> Simple question. Hopefully. If I have an existing Apache
> installation, that was compiled from source, and the source tree is still
> intact on the system, is it possible to compile and install a couple of
> additional modules without re-installing all of apache? I'd like to add a
> few modules such as mod_ldap, mod_auth_ldap, and mod_webdav to an existing
> Apache web server with as little disruption as possible. Would it work to
> do a configure, then a make, then do a make install from within the modules
> sub-directory? My gut feeling is that this would NOT work as mod_ldap
> requires ldap to be built into apr-util so I bet I'd have to re-install the
> apr-util stuff.
For simple modules, you can use example 4 here:
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/dso.html#usage
to install using apxs.
But you are correct in being skeptical about that technique in this
case, since all the modules you talk about are complicated and require
sub-modules or libraries. You are much better off recompiling the
whole server. But this should be relatively easy. Just follow the
upgrading instructions here:
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/install.html#upgrading
Joshua.
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