[aklug] Re: Apache2 and Perl

I'm trying to install Request Tracker. It seems I missed some of the
documentation. Turns out they want people to use Starman to run the
application. Apache is only there as a proxy.

I guess that's what you are talking about. I have most of it
installed. I just need to figure out how to start the app with Starman
and get apache mod_proxy working.

On Dec 27, 2011, at 3:55 PM, Michael Fowler <michael@shoebox.net> wrote:

> On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 08:46:24AM -0900, Damien Hull wrote:
>> Here's what I have...
>> 1. Ubuntu 10.04
>> 2. LAMP
>> 3. New installation of Perl in /usr/local/
>>
>> I have a web app that uses Perl. I'm assuming Apache needs to use the
>> same version of Perl. How do I get Apache to talk to this new install
>> of Perl?
>>
>> I tried using the Ubuntu packages but they use the version of Perl
>> that came with Ubuntu.
>
> It depends entirely on how exactly you're using Perl, and how Apache is
> configured. If you're using mod_perl2 then you would have to recompile
> mod_perl2 to point to the new installation.
>
> Using mod_perl is not really recommended unless you specifically need to
> tie into Apache's request chain; that in itself is not common. A more
> preferred configuration is FastCGI, or a dedicated application server.
> With FastCGI you would only need to change the shebang line in the Perl
> script to point to your local version of perl. This would also require
> rewriting the Perl script to use the FastCGI module, and to do so in a
> manner that works, so it may not be a viable alternative.
>
> In other words, it's hard to give you a firm answer without knowing more
> about your configuration. Showing us your Apache configuration would
> provide the best answers. Knowing how the webapp is written would also
> help.
>
> --
> Michael Fowler
> www.shoebox.net
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Received on Tue Dec 27 16:02:12 2011