Re: httpd modules

["James A. Peltier" <james@site-fx.net>]

Alex Kirk wrote:

>I've been trying for quite some time to get Apache+SSL to compile properly 
>on my system, and have never had any success. I'm at the point that I'd like 
>to actually make the switch from my custom-rolled Apache to the base 
>install. 
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>However, I need to support PHP4 and Mod_Perl, which httpd -l tells me are 
>not compiled into the base install. I also house all of my files in 
>/home/www instead of /var/www (the /var partition is tiny), though it looks 
>like the -d flag could take care of that. 
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>Is it possible to simply add those two modules to the base install and 
>recompile? I figure that it should be, since /usr/src/usr.bin/httpd has what 
>appears to be the source for the base install. The problem is, I have no 
>idea of what options to pass to ./configure to reproduce what's in the base 
>install. 
>
>Any pointers on this would be greatly appreciated. Oh, and BTW, I followed 
>the donations discussion here and at www.deadly.org, and sent in the $20 I 
>could afford today (plus I always pre-order CDs). I know that's not 
>necessary to get help here, but I figure it always makes people feel better 
>knowing they're not just helping a freeloader. 
>
>Alex Kirk 
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Install mod_perl and PHP4 from ports.

- James