general/2647: perl modules in httpd.conf prevent startup

[johnny best <jb...@rockr.com>]

>Number:         2647
>Category:       general
>Synopsis:       perl modules in httpd.conf prevent startup
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Jul 20 14:40:00 PDT 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     jb@rockr.com
>Organization:
apache
>Release:        1.3.0
>Environment:
Redhat 5.0, Linux 2.0.32
>Description:
All attempts to add lines to httpd.conf result in:

Invalid command 'PerlModule', perhaps mis-spelled or defined
by a module not included in the server configuration.

Same lines (e.g. PerlModule Apache::AuthenCache) work
fine in Apache 1.2.5.  What's going on here?  I noticed
PR #2347 (still open after a month and a half) was
getting same message.
>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:
How about some documentation somewhere about
"server configuration" related to mod_perl.
I've used every search engine I know and
I'll be damned if I can find anything.
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