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<h1>Official perl.apache.org mod_perl RPM</h1>
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<td>by David Harris <dharris@</a></td>
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Created October 13, 1999.<br>
Updated June 08, 2001.<p>
Now at both <a href="http://perl.apache.org/rpm/">http://perl.apache.org/rpm/</a><br>
and <a href="http://www.davideous.com/modperlrpm/">http://www.davideous.com/modperlrpm/</a><p>
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<h2>1. Summary</h2>
This package is designed to replace the <code>mod_perl</code> RPM package
shipped with Red Hat Linux 7.1. Many people have reported problems with
the Red Hat package because it builds mod_perl as a DSO. This package,
<code>apache-modperl</code>, installs alongside the default Red Hat
<code>apache</code> package adding mod_perl functionality, however it
does not load mod_perl as a DSO so it is immune from the same problems
which plague the <code>mod_perl</code> package.<p>
Unfortunately, this RPM does not include any form of example to get a
new user going. It also does not include the proper MIME type setup in
httpd.conf for running mod_perl registry scripts. One must have mod_perl
knowledge and further modify httpd.conf to have mod_perl actually do
anything neat. So, if you don't know anything about mod_perl yet, be
prepared to learn.<p>
Also provided is an RPM package for the often used
<code>libapreq-0.31</code> package, named <code>perl-libapreq</code>. Or,
if you would like to compile your own <code>libapreq</code>, the four
mod_perl headers files needed to compile that package are included in
the <code>apache-modperl</code> RPM.<p>
<i>A note about RPM files in general</i><br>
Installing complicated software such as Apache and mod_perl from RPM
has certain advantages and disadvantages. With RPM installation it can be
much easier to get up and going, however you are sacrificing a certain
amount of flexibility for this ease-of-setup in compile time options
that you can not manipulate and source code that is not installed on the
computer. This RPM package does by no means replace all need to build
mod_perl from sources on Red Hat boxes.
(Stas Bekman has some <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mail-archive.com/modperl@apache.org/msg00174.html">very
insightful comments</a> on this matter.)<p>
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<h2>2. Download</h2>
<a href="distrib">Download here</a>.<p>
Quick links for Red Hat 7.1:
<ul>
<li><a href="distrib/apache-modperl-1.3.19_1.25-0.i386.rpm"><code>apache-modperl-1.3.19_1.25-0.i386.rpm</code></a> - mod_perl-1.25
<li><a href="distrib/perl-libapreq-0.31-1.i386.rpm"><code>perl-libapreq-0.31-1.i386.rpm</code></a> - libapreq-0.31
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Quick links for Red Hat 6.0:
<ul>
<li><a href="distrib/apache-modperl-1.3.6_1.21-0.i386.rpm"><code>apache-modperl-1.3.6_1.21-0.i386.rpm</code></a> - mod_perl-1.21
<li><a href="distrib/perl-libapreq-0.31-0.i386.rpm"><code>perl-libapreq-0.31-0.i386.rpm</code></a> - libapreq-0.31
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<h2>3. Technical details from README.RPM</h2>
The following text is quoted from the README.RPM file included with the
<code>apache-modperl-1.3.19_1.25-0.i386.rpm</code> package which is used
with Red Hat 7.1. The technical details for the Red Hat 6.0 packages
are different, so please see the README.RPM included with those packages.<p>
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README.RPM
notes on this un-conventional RPM packaging of mod_perl
by David Harris <dh...@drh.net>
created: Oct 13, 1999
updated: Thu Jun 7 02:44:54 EDT 2001
The Apache/Perl integration project brings together the full power of
the Perl programming language and the Apache HTTP server. With mod_perl
it is possible to write Apache modules entirely in Perl. In addition,
the persistent interpreter embedded in the server avoids the overhead
of starting an external interpreter and the penalty of Perl start-up time.
This package will install the mod_perl library files on your machine
along with the following two Apache files:
/usr/lib/apache/mod_include_modperl.so
/usr/sbin/httpd_modperl
This package does not install a complete apache subtree built with
mod_perl, but rather just the two above files that are different
for mod_perl. This conceptually thinks of mod_perl as a kind of an
"add on" that we would like to add to the regular apache tree. However,
we are prevented from distributing mod_perl as an actual DSO, because it
is not recommended by the mod_perl developers and various features must
be turned off. So, instead, we distribute a httpd binary with mod_perl
statically linked (httpd_modperl) and the special modified mod_include.so
required for this binary (mod_include_modperl.so). You can use the exact
same configuration files and other DSO modules, but you just "enable"
the mod_perl "add on" by following the below directions.
To enable mod_perl edit the /etc/apache-modperl.conf file to set:
MOD_PERL_ENABLE=1
or to remove mod_perl set:
MOD_PERL_ENABLE=0
For this to work the following command must have been run:
modperl-install install
which installs modifications into the
/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
/etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd
files so that the setting in the /etc/apache-modperl.conf file
will work.
To remove these modifications run:
modperl-install remove
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<h2>4. More info</h2>
This RPM was created after David Harris proposed the idea in a discussion
on the modperl@apache.org list. For those who want to know more, here are
links to the heads of the two threads, from which you can see all the messages.<p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.mail-archive.com/modperl@apache.org/msg00173.html">New mod_perl RPM really needed? (was: sourcegarden plug)</a> - 6 Oct 1999
<li><a href="http://www.mail-archive.com/modperl@apache.org/msg00439.html">mod_perl rpm ready for testing</a> - 13 Oct 1999
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<h2>5. Changelog</h2>
A little history always helps people figure things out...<p>
Jun 08, 2001<br>
Created RPM's for Red Hat 7.1. Also signed previous packages.<p>
Jan 12, 2000<br>
Web-site finally created for the RPM posted on www.davideous.com and mirrored
to perl.apache.org. This RPM titled the "Official perl.apache.org RPM" by
agreement between Ask Bjoern Hansen and David Harris.<p>
Oct 14, 1999<br>
Upgraded from version 1.19 to 1.21 of mod_perl.<p>
Oct 13, 1999<br>
First version of RPM released onto modperl@apache.org. Binary files are placed
on www.davideous.com.<p>
Oct 06, 1999<br>
Discussion on modperl@apache.org about if a new RPM was really needed
where David Harris proposed the new idea.<p>
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