[users@httpd] re-install with suexec

[Marty Landman <ML...@face2interface.com>]

I've currently got Apache/2.0.48 built and set up just like I want it on my 
FBSD 4.8 machine running on my office LAN. Except for two issues:

1. w/o suexec installed, CGI software development has forced so many 
kludges that it's now intractable
2. w/o mod_perl installed, things take too long (avg. 4 sec wait on my 
browser equals the wait on SSH to recompile e.g. "perl -wc"

So I have some questions:

1. does it behoove me to save anything from the current install other than 
my httpd.conf file, which btw is the only conf file I've changed?

2. as said, I want to install mod_perl to improve performance even though 
the production server will not have mod_perl installed; is this a 
reasonable thing to do?

3. being used to Windows I think in terms of uninstalled/reinstalling 
software; not sure if this applies here...

Bottom line is I don't know what kind of configuration to specify and what 
preparation is needed. Looking at the Apache manual seems to get me deeper 
in the mire. Any pointers are most appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Marty Landman   Face 2 Interface Inc 845-679-9387
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[users@httpd] a boy named suexec

[Marty Landman <ML...@face2interface.com>]

It says at http://www.serverwatch.com/tutorials/article.php/10825_1126991_2 
that

"even a normal Apache build that was performed without any thought given to 
using the wrapper can suddenly become suexec-enabled if a properly 
protected suexec binary is put into place between server restarts."

I found /usr/local/apache2/bin/suexec and a link apparently pointing 
nowhere at /usr/local/apache2/sbin/suexec. The permissions for 
/usr/local/apache2/bin/suexec is -rwsr-xr-x so I chmod'd 
/usr/local/apache2/sbin/suexec to be the same; stopped and started apache 
and see only this on the log

[Sat Jan 17 15:02:54 2004] [notice] caught SIGTERM, shutting down
[Sat Jan 17 15:03:01 2004] [notice] Apache/2.0.48 (Unix) configured -- 
resuming normal operations


Meaning that it didn't find suexec where it expected, at least not with 
proper permissions.

Can anyone help me with this?

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