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INSTALL

The latest Apache::ASP can be found at your nearest CPAN, and also:

      http://www.perl.com/CPAN-local/modules/by-module/Apache/
      ftp://ftp.duke.edu/pub/perl/modules/by-module/Apache/

As a perl user, you should make yourself familiar with the CPAN.pm module, and how it may be used to install Apache::ASP, and other related modules.

Perl Module Install | Build Apache
Need Help | Quick Start
Linux Distributions |

Perl Module Install

Once you have downloaded it, Apache::ASP installs easily using the make or nmake commands as shown below. Otherwise, just copy ASP.pm to $PERLLIB/site/Apache

      > perl Makefile.PL
      > make
      > make test
      > make install

      * use nmake for win32

Please note that you must first have the Apache Web Server & mod_perl installed before using this module in a web server environment. The offline mode for building static html at ./cgi/asp may be used with just perl.

Need Help

Often, installing the mod_perl part of the Apache server can be the hardest part. If this is the case for you, check out the FAQ and SUPPORT sections for further help, as well as the "Build Apache" notes in this section.

Please also see the mod_perl guide at http://perl.apache.org/guide which one ought to give a good read before undertaking a mod_perl project.

Linux Distributions

If you have a linux distribution, like a RedHat Linux server, with an RPM style Apache + mod_perl, seriously consider building a static version of the httpd server yourself, not DSO. DSO is marked as experimental for mod_perl, and often does not work, resulting in "no request object" error messages, and other oddities, and are terrible to debug, because of the strange kinds of things that can go wrong.

Build Apache

For a quick build of apache, there is a script in the distribution at ./make_httpd/build_httpds.sh that can compile a statically linked Apache with mod_ssl and mod_perl. Just drop the sources into the make_httpd directory, configure the environments as appropriate, and execute the script like this:

     make_httpd> ./build_httpds.sh

You might also find helpful a couple items:

      Stas's mod_perl guide install section

      Apache Toolbox

People have been using Apache Toolbox to automate their complex builds with great success.

Quick Start

Once you have successfully built the Apache Web Server with mod_perl, copy the ./site/eg/ directory from the Apache::ASP installation to your Apache document tree and try it out! You must put "AllowOverride All" in your httpd.conf <Directory> config section to let the .htaccess file in the ./site/eg installation directory do its work. If you want a starter config file for Apache::ASP, just look at the .htaccess file in the ./site/eg/ directory.

So, you might add this to your Apache httpd.conf file just to get the scripts in ./site/eg working:

      <Directory />
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
      </Directory>

This is not a good production config, because it is insecure with the FollowSymLinks, and tells Apache to look for .htaccess files all the way up to / which is bad for performance, but it should be handy for getting started with development.

You will know that Apache::ASP is working normally if you can run the scripts in ./site/eg/ without any errors. Common problems can be found in the FAQ section.
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