How to install Apache Software?

[YUPAPA]

I am new to this. I have visited http://www.apache.org and do not know how to install Apache Software.

Do I have to create all directories and put the files into a correct folders?
And then what?

[Bruce]

When you download it there will be an istall file. Just read that and you should be all set.

[YUPAPA]

Hi!

Can I download all files at once (in a zip file), but I don't see they have packed everything in a zip.

Or I have to create all the directories like them?

[Bruce]

They havethe zip file here.

http://httpd.apache.org/dist/httpd/apache_1.3.20.zip

[YUPAPA]

it says to run the .msi file (Apache.msi ), I can't find it Phrozen!

[Bruce]

You downloaded the *nix version, so obviously there isn't going to be a windows installer with it.

If your installing it on a windows machine download this file.

http://httpd.apache.org/dist/httpd/binaries/win32/apache_1.3.20-win32-src-r2.msi

[YUPAPA]

THANK YOU THANK YOU... I had downloaded before you post your message.. :)

[YUPAPA]

OK... I am new to this... so I am very sorry if I ask a dumb question...

Can I run Perl or CGI Script after installing the Apache Software?
Or it is just a HTTP server

[YUPAPA]

Hallo Phorzen?

[Bruce]

Sorry Yupapa, but I'm not here 24 hours a day.

If you want to run perl scripts you will need to install [url=http://www.activestate.com/]Active Perl[/url

[YUPAPA]

Thanks!
I have tried that before... now let's try again

[lucifer]

install perl

add



# perl

AddType application/x-httpd-cgi PL


to the end of httpd.conf in apache

make sure #!...... at start of your files points to perl.exe

should be OK but you may need to fiddle with suEXEC (if you get page forbidden)

[niv]

for example, if you installed perl at C:\Perl, and the perl executable is at C:\Perl\Perl.exe, your header should be:

#!C:\Perl\Perl.exe

[YUPAPA]

Originally posted by lucifer
install perl

add



# perl

AddType application/x-httpd-cgi PL


to the end of httpd.conf in apache

make sure #!...... at start of your files points to perl.exe

should be OK but you may need to fiddle with suEXEC (if you get page forbidden)

is httpd.conf = httpd.conf-dist-win ?

[niv]

the httpd.conf file should be in:

apache directory\conf


i have apache 1.3.12 running on my computer, so i wouldn't know about the .conf-dist-win thing. it came as .conf for me.

[YUPAPA]

Hi!

I add AddType application/x-httpd-cgi PL in the httpd.conf-dist-win file?

[niv]

that should work

[YUPAPA]

at the end of the file?
Why do I get an 'Not Acceptable Error'

http://24.42.40.19 ?

[YUPAPA]

needcgispace?
phrozen?
lucifer?

[gyrbo]

No no, There is supposed to be an httpd.conf file in the conf dir. If not, just rename the httpd.conf-dist-win. If you need more help I installed PHP, Perl andf MySQL on my machine.

[YUPAPA]

Cool!
Where do I insert this line?

#######################
#PERL
AddType application/x-httpd-cgi PL
#######################

at the end of httpd.conf-dist-win = httpd.conf ?

[YUPAPA]

I inserted the line.
I got Internal Server Error. Does anyone know why?
I can't CHMOD my files.

[YUPAPA]

The script is this:

#!/usr/local/bin/perl
##
## printenv -- demo CGI program which just prints its environment
##

print "Content-type: text/plain\n\n";
foreach $var (sort(keys(%ENV))) {
$val = $ENV{$var};
$val =~ s|\n|\\n|g;
$val =~ s|"|\\"|g;
print "${var}=\"${val}\"\n";
}



Is the path to perl correct?
or it should be #!C:\Perl\bin\Perl.exe

[lucifer]

A) have you got apache working?

ie life at http://localhost/

B) what directory is perl.exe in?

[gyrbo]

Place this line at the END of your httppd.conf file
ScriptInterpreterSource registry
Now you don't have to worry about the shebang line anymore.
Oh yeah, make sure that perl.exe opens when you double click on a .pl file. Otherwise it won't work.
And make sure you place it in the cgi-bin!

[YUPAPA]

It is working!
http://24.42.40.19

Is the perl path correct?
#!C:\Perl\bin\Perl.exe

or

#!C:/Perl/bin/Perlexe

[YUPAPA]

Perl.exe is here
C:\Perl\bin\Perl.exe

And yes, when I click on a file that has an extension .pl, it opens the MS_DOCS

But if I open the .pl in a browser, I got Internal Server Error.

[lucifer]

have you added anything to httpd.conf ?

[YUPAPA]

Yes!
This is the last part of the file:


### Section 3: Virtual Hosts
#
# VirtualHost: If you want to maintain multiple domains/hostnames on your
# machine you can setup VirtualHost containers for them. Most configurations
# use only name-based virtual hosts so the server doesn't need to worry about
# IP addresses. This is indicated by the asterisks in the directives below.
#
# Please see the documentation at <URL:http://www.apache.org/docs/vhosts/>
# for further details before you try to setup virtual hosts.
#
# You may use the command line option '-S' to verify your virtual host
# configuration.

#
# Use name-based virtual hosting.
#
#NameVirtualHost *

#
# VirtualHost example:
# Almost any Apache directive may go into a VirtualHost container.
# The first VirtualHost section is used for requests without a known
# server name.
#
#<VirtualHost *>
# ServerAdmin webmaster@dummy-host.example.com
# DocumentRoot /www/docs/dummy-host.example.com
# ServerName dummy-host.example.com
# ErrorLog logs/dummy-host.example.com-error_log
# CustomLog logs/dummy-host.example.com-access_log common
#</VirtualHost>


#PERL
AddType application/x-httpd-cgi PL


Did I added Perl in the Right Place?

[lucifer]

what error did you get in error.log

in apache/logs or the like

[YUPAPA]

This is what I got.

[Tue Jul 10 11:25:14 2001] [error] [client 24.112.32.14] couldn't spawn child process: d:/ftp/apache/cgi-bin/printenv.pl
[Tue Jul 10 11:25:58 2001] [error] [client 24.112.32.14] couldn't spawn child process: d:/ftp/apache/cgi-bin/printenv.pl
[Tue Jul 10 11:25:59 2001] [error] [client 24.112.32.14] couldn't spawn child process: d:/ftp/apache/cgi-bin/printenv.pl
[Tue Jul 10 11:26:13 2001] [error] [client 24.112.32.14] couldn't spawn child process: d:/ftp/apache/cgi-bin/printenv.pl
[Tue Jul 10 11:26:42 2001] [error] [client 24.112.32.14] couldn't spawn child process: d:/ftp/apache/cgi-bin/printenv.pl
[Tue Jul 10 11:26:43 2001] [error] [client 24.112.32.14] couldn't spawn child process: d:/ftp/apache/cgi-bin/printenv.pl
[Tue Jul 10 11:38:04 2001] [error] [client 24.112.32.15] couldn't spawn child process: d:/ftp/apache/cgi-bin/printenv.pl

[YUPAPA]

Isn't the path should be this?

I run the Script here:
http://24.42.40.19/cgi-bin/printenv.pl

that is the same as D:\FTP\Apache\htdocs\cgi-bin\printenv.pl

But it shows D:\FTP\Apache\cgi-bin\printenv.pl on error.log

[gyrbo]

You need to shift+right click on the file, and then choose Open with... Tick ON the box that says "Always use this program for this filetype" And select Perl from the list. If it's not there , you need to click browse and go to Perl.exe. Click OK. Now it should work!

[lucifer]

it should just be the #! bit then

apache is trying to run it but can't find perl

try

#!c:\perl\bin\perl.exe

[gyrbo]

no no, you DON'T need that anymore with the option I gave you.

[gyrbo]

Hey YUPAPA, you forgot my line!

[lucifer]

Originally posted by gyrbo
no no, you DON'T need that anymore with the option I gave you. it maybe possible your way. however I like to have my setup mirroring my server so perl is in usr/bin on my machine so that It's the same as on the server

as ever many ways to do things

[YUPAPA]

I changed the path to perl '#!c:\perl\bin\perl.exe', still get the same error.
I used the right click thingy and chose Perl.exe, still get the same error.

What line 'gyrbo'?
I added the line in the httpd.conf

[gyrbo]

Originally posted by gyrbo
Place this line at the END of your httppd.conf file

ScriptInterpreterSource registry

[YUPAPA]

Then what is this?

#PERL
AddType application/x-httpd-cgi PL


Add new file type?


OK, I added
ScriptInterpreterSource registry
at the end of the file

so the last part of the file is this:
==============================================
### Section 3: Virtual Hosts
#
# VirtualHost: If you want to maintain multiple domains/hostnames on your
# machine you can setup VirtualHost containers for them. Most configurations
# use only name-based virtual hosts so the server doesn't need to worry about
# IP addresses. This is indicated by the asterisks in the directives below.
#
# Please see the documentation at <URL:http://www.apache.org/docs/vhosts/>
# for further details before you try to setup virtual hosts.
#
# You may use the command line option '-S' to verify your virtual host
# configuration.

#
# Use name-based virtual hosting.
#
#NameVirtualHost *

#
# VirtualHost example:
# Almost any Apache directive may go into a VirtualHost container.
# The first VirtualHost section is used for requests without a known
# server name.
#
#<VirtualHost *>
# ServerAdmin webmaster@dummy-host.example.com
# DocumentRoot /www/docs/dummy-host.example.com
# ServerName dummy-host.example.com
# ErrorLog logs/dummy-host.example.com-error_log
# CustomLog logs/dummy-host.example.com-access_log common
#</VirtualHost>

ScriptInterpreterSource registry

[gyrbo]

Does it work now?

[YUPAPA]

http://24.42.40.19/cgi-bin/printenv.pl

:)

Can I send you the httpd.conf and can you please take a look?
My O/S is Windows 2000

[lucifer]

as I said before

apache is working fine just can't find perl

if you have more can't spawn child process errors

[YUPAPA]

spawn child process errors = can't find perl ?

[lucifer]

yip

means it knows to do something special with .pl files



#!c:\perl\bin\perl.exe

should work else goto activeperl support forum - my friend had this exact same problem. - he got it sorted

[gyrbo]

What connection are you on YUPAPA? Anyway, are you sure Perl is at c:\perl\perl.exe?

[YUPAPA]

Cable

C:\Perl\bin\Perl.exe
100% sure!!