Re: Comments on the document 'Installing mod_perl 2.0'

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Chris Carter wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have just used the document 'Installing mod_perl 2.0' (from 
> http://perl.apache.org/docs/2.0/user/install/install.html#Dynamic_mod_perl) 
> and would like to offer a few comments. As will no doubt become clear I 
> am a novice at the Linux game, and so I hope my comments will be taken 
> as pointers to make things a little clearer to people such as me, for 
> whom installation of software under Linux can be a confusing process. =)
> 
> a) Under the 'Dynamic mod_perl' section, I think it would be a good idea 
> to clearly explain why you might want to choose this option over 'Static 
> mod_perl'. I guess most people with a pre-existing Apache installation 
> would/should be using this option exclusively (because then Apache loads 
> it as a 'Dynamic Shared Object'?)

That's correct (at least one of the good reasons). Patches are welcome [1].

> c) Also in this section, in the line '  % perl Makefile.PL 
> MP_INST_APACHE2=1 MP_AP_PREFIX=$HOME/httpd/prefork' I think it is 
> essential to clearly explain what the meaning of '$HOME/httpd/prefork' 
> is intended to be. From my installation, it seems that this is the 
> actually the directory under which the Apache 2.0 installation places 
> all its files and is the same as that specified during the Apache 
> installation process as the --prefix= option. In my case, as I did a 
> 'default' Apache install, this was '/usr/local/apache2/' - but it wasn't 
> very clear that I should have set it to that.

Patches are welcome :)

> d) Another useful tip - that may seem a bit stupid, but which I found 
> useful - was to check after completing the installation process that the 
> 'modules' directory under '/usr/local/apache2' (or whatever) contained 
> the file 'mod_perl.so'. In my first few attempts at installation this 
> was useful to see if things had actually been installed in the right place.

I'm not sure I'm following this one. Did you have a case that it wasn't 
installed there?

> e) Lastly, it might be good to repeat at the end your advice given in 
> another document about configuring the Apache 2.0 httpd.conf file to 
> enable Apache to operate with mod_perl.

It's better to add a link than dup information. Again patches are welcome.

[1] http://perl.apache.org/download/docs.html

Thanks for the comments, Chris.

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