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You can also try apachectl configtest.

Check your error_log and see if your server name includes mod_perl in the
restart entry. Or, try 'httpd -l' and see if 'mod_perl.o' is listed.



Jon


On Thu, 17 Feb 2000, Alan wrote:

> Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 11:03:48 -0800
> From: Alan <alan@ufies.org>
> Reply-To: modperl@apache.org
> To: modperl@apache.org, jleach@mail.ocis.net
> Subject: Re: <Location>
>
> > <Location /perl>
> > SetHandler perl-script
> > PerlHandler Apache::Registry
> > Options +ExecCGI
> > </Location>
> >
> > in my access.conf and then presto, the server will not start:
> > praha:/etc/apache# /etc/init.d/apache restart
> > Restarting apache daemon... failed.
> >
> > Am I putting that in the wrong place? I just read a bit in perl.apache.org
> > and it looks ok...to me.
> >
> > I'm using Debain Linux 2.1r3
>
> Try using "apachectl start". This should show you whatever errors apache is
> giving on startup (which debian hides behind the "failed" message when you use
> the init.d/apache strcipt).
>
> This should give you a better idea of what is going on. I'd guess that you
> probably don't have the mod_perl module loaded up properly.
>
> Regards,
>
> Alan
>
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> <Location /perl>
> SetHandler perl-script
> PerlHandler Apache::Registry
> Options +ExecCGI
> </Location>
>
> in my access.conf and then presto, the server will not start:
> praha:/etc/apache# /etc/init.d/apache restart
> Restarting apache daemon... failed.
>
> Am I putting that in the wrong place? I just read a bit in perl.apache.org
> and it looks ok...to me.
>
> I'm using Debain Linux 2.1r3

Try using "apachectl start". This should show you whatever errors apache is
giving on startup (which debian hides behind the "failed" message when you use
the init.d/apache strcipt).

This should give you a better idea of what is going on. I'd guess that you
probably don't have the mod_perl module loaded up properly.

Regards,

Alan

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"Jason C. Leach" wrote:

> hi,
>
> I stick:
>
> Alias /perl/ /usr/lib/cgi-bin/
>
> <Location /perl>
> SetHandler perl-script
> PerlHandler Apache::Registry
> Options +ExecCGI
> </Location>
>
> in my access.conf and then presto, the server will not start:
> praha:/etc/apache# /etc/init.d/apache restart
> Restarting apache daemon... failed.
>
> Am I putting that in the wrong place? I just read a bit in perl.apache.org
> and it looks ok...to me.
>
> I'm using Debain Linux 2.1r3
>
> Thanks,
> J.

under debian you can check your configuration using
command :
apachectl configtest


it can give you some usefull info of your configuration.

> under debian you can check your configuration using
> command :
> apachectl configtest

you can also use httpd -t.

one other trick is to run httpd -X (stays in the foreground).
this will report to the screen on most oddities.

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