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Problem starting apache server while trying to use Perl Modules

Asked by: jmkbrown

Im workin on installing a piece of software call OCSInventory http://sourceforge.net/projects/ocsinventory/ Ive ran the setup, its modified my httpd.conf file and when I go to restart the webserver I get this Error

Failed to start apache :

Starting httpd2 (prefork) Syntax error on line 231 of /etc/apache2/httpd.conf:
Invalid command 'PerlSetEnv', perhaps misspelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration

The command line was:
/usr/sbin/httpd2-prefork -f /etc/apache2/httpd.conf

[1A..failed


I read that its because im not preloading the perl module

Here is my config file


#
# /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
#
# This is the main Apache server configuration file.  It contains the
# configuration directives that give the server its instructions.
# See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.2/> for detailed information about
# the directives.

# Based upon the default apache configuration file that ships with apache,
# which is based upon the NCSA server configuration files originally by Rob
# McCool. This file was knocked together by Peter Poeml <poeml+apache@suse.de>.

# If possible, avoid changes to this file. It does mainly contain Include
# statements and global settings that can/should be overridden in the
# configuration of your virtual hosts.

# Quickstart guide:
# http://www.opensuse.org/Apache_Howto_Quickstart


# Overview of include files, chronologically:
#
# httpd.conf
#  |
#  |-- uid.conf  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  UserID/GroupID to run under
#  |-- server-tuning.conf  . . . . . . . . .  sizing of the server (how many processes to start, ...)
#  |-- sysconfig.d/loadmodule.conf . . . . .  [*] load these modules
#  |-- listen.conf . . . . . . . . . . . . .  IP adresses / ports to listen on
#  |-- mod_log_config.conf . . . . . . . . .  define logging formats
#  |-- sysconfig.d/global.conf . . . . . . .  [*] server-wide general settings
#  |-- mod_status.conf . . . . . . . . . . .  restrict access to mod_status (server monitoring)
#  |-- mod_info.conf . . . . . . . . . . . .  restrict access to mod_info
#  |-- mod_usertrack.conf  . . . . . . . . .  defaults for cookie-based user tracking
#  |-- mod_autoindex-defaults.conf . . . . .  defaults for displaying of server-generated directory listings
#  |-- mod_mime-defaults.conf  . . . . . . .  defaults for mod_mime configuration
#  |-- errors.conf . . . . . . . . . . . . .  customize error responses
#  |-- ssl-global.conf . . . . . . . . . . .  SSL conf that applies to default server _and all_ virtual hosts
#  |
#  |-- default-server.conf . . . . . . . . .  set up the default server that replies to non-virtual-host requests
#  |    |--mod_userdir.conf  . . . . . . . .  enable UserDir (if mod_userdir is loaded)
#  |    `--conf.d/apache2-manual?conf  . . .  add the docs ('?' = if installed)
#  |
#  |-- sysconfig.d/include.conf  . . . . . .  [*] your include files
#  |                                             (for each file to be included here, put its name
#  |                                              into APACHE_INCLUDE_* in /etc/sysconfig/apache2)
#  |
#  `-- vhosts.d/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  for each virtual host, place one file here
#       `-- *.conf . . . . . . . . . . . . .     (*.conf is automatically included)
#
#
# Files marked [*] are created from sysconfig upon server restart: instead of
# these files, you edit /etc/sysconfig/apache2



#  Filesystem layout:
#
# /etc/apache2/
#  |-- charset.conv  . . . . . . . . . . . .  for mod_auth_ldap
#  |-- conf.d/
#  |   |-- apache2-manual.conf . . . . . . .  conf that comes with apache2-doc
#  |   |-- mod_php4.conf . . . . . . . . . .  (example) conf that comes with apache2-mod_php4
#  |   `-- ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  other configuration added by packages
#  |-- default-server.conf
#  |-- errors.conf
#  |-- httpd.conf  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  top level configuration file
#  |-- listen.conf
#  |-- magic
#  |-- mime.types -> ../mime.types
#  |-- mod_autoindex-defaults.conf
#  |-- mod_info.conf
#  |-- mod_log_config.conf
#  |-- mod_mime-defaults.conf
#  |-- mod_perl-startup.pl
#  |-- mod_status.conf
#  |-- mod_userdir.conf
#  |-- mod_usertrack.conf
#  |-- server-tuning.conf
#  |-- ssl-global.conf
#  |-- ssl.crl/  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  PEM-encoded X.509 Certificate Revocation Lists (CRL)
#  |-- ssl.crt/  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  PEM-encoded X.509 Certificates
#  |-- ssl.csr/  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  PEM-encoded X.509 Certificate Signing Requests
#  |-- ssl.key/  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  PEM-encoded RSA Private Keys
#  |-- ssl.prm/  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  public DSA Parameter Files
#  |-- sysconfig.d/  . . . . . . . . . . . .  files that are created from /etc/sysconfig/apache2
#  |   |-- global.conf
#  |   |-- include.conf
#  |   `-- loadmodule.conf
#  |-- uid.conf
#  `-- vhosts.d/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  put your virtual host configuration (*.conf) here
#      |-- vhost-ssl.template
#      `-- vhost.template



### Global Environment ######################################################
#
 

# The directives in this section affect the overall operation of Apache,
# such as the number of concurrent requests.

# run under this user/group id
Include /etc/apache2/uid.conf

# - how many server processes to start (server pool regulation)
# - usage of KeepAlive
Include /etc/apache2/server-tuning.conf

# ErrorLog: The location of the error log file.
# If you do not specify an ErrorLog directive within a <VirtualHost>
# container, error messages relating to that virtual host will be
# logged here.  If you *do* define an error logfile for a <VirtualHost>
# container, that host's errors will be logged there and not here.
ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/error_log

# generated from APACHE_MODULES in /etc/sysconfig/apache2
Include /etc/apache2/sysconfig.d/loadmodule.conf

# IP addresses / ports to listen on
Include /etc/apache2/listen.conf

# predefined logging formats
Include /etc/apache2/mod_log_config.conf

# generated from global settings in /etc/sysconfig/apache2
Include /etc/apache2/sysconfig.d/global.conf

# optional mod_status, mod_info
Include /etc/apache2/mod_status.conf
Include /etc/apache2/mod_info.conf

# optional cookie-based user tracking
# read the documentation before using it!!
Include /etc/apache2/mod_usertrack.conf

# configuration of server-generated directory listings
Include /etc/apache2/mod_autoindex-defaults.conf

# associate MIME types with filename extensions
TypesConfig /etc/apache2/mime.types
DefaultType text/plain
Include /etc/apache2/mod_mime-defaults.conf

# set up (customizable) error responses
Include /etc/apache2/errors.conf

# global (server-wide) SSL configuration, that is not specific to
# any virtual host
Include /etc/apache2/ssl-global.conf

# forbid access to the entire filesystem by default
<Directory />
    Options None
    AllowOverride None
    Order deny,allow
    Deny from all
</Directory>

# use .htaccess files for overriding,
AccessFileName .htaccess
# and never show them
<Files ~ "^\.ht">
    Order allow,deny
    Deny from all
</Files>

# List of resources to look for when the client requests a directory
DirectoryIndex index.html index.html.var

### 'Main' server configuration #############################################
#
# The directives in this section set up the values used by the 'main'
# server, which responds to any requests that aren't handled by a
# <VirtualHost> definition.  These values also provide defaults for
# any <VirtualHost> containers you may define later in the file.
#
# All of these directives may appear inside <VirtualHost> containers,
# in which case these default settings will be overridden for the
# virtual host being defined.
#
Include /etc/apache2/default-server.conf


# Another way to include your own files
#
# The file below is generated from /etc/sysconfig/apache2,
# include arbitrary files as named in APACHE_CONF_INCLUDE_FILES and
# APACHE_CONF_INCLUDE_DIRS
Include /etc/apache2/sysconfig.d/include.conf


### Virtual server configuration ############################################
#
# 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://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.2/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.
#
Include /etc/apache2/vhosts.d/*.conf


# Note: instead of adding your own configuration here, consider
#       adding it in your own file (/etc/apache2/httpd.conf.local)
#       putting its name into APACHE_CONF_INCLUDE_FILES in
#       /etc/sysconfig/apache2 -- this will make system updates
#       easier :)

################################################################################
#
# OCS Inventory NG Communication Server Perl Module Setup
#
# Copyleft 2006 Pascal DANEK
# Web: http://ocsinventory.sourceforge.net
#
# This code is open source and may be copied and modified as long as the source
# code is always made freely available.
# Please refer to the General Public Licence http://www.gnu.org/ or Licence.txt
################################################################################

# Which version of mod_perl we are using
# For mod_perl <= 1.999_21, replace 2 by 1
# For mod_perl > 1.999_21, replace 2 by 2
PerlSetEnv OCS_MODPERL_VERSION 2

# Where to write detailled logs
PerlSetEnv OCS_LOGPATH "/var/log/ocsinventory-NG"

# Database options
# Replace localhost by hostname or ip of MySQL server, generally localhost
PerlSetEnv OCS_DB_HOST localhost
# Replace 3306 by port where running MySQL server, generally 3306
PerlSetEnv OCS_DB_PORT 3306
# Name of database
PerlSetEnv OCS_DB_NAME ocsweb
PerlSetEnv OCS_DB_LOCAL ocsweb
# User allowed to connect to database
PerlSetEnv OCS_DB_USER ocs
# Password for user
PerlSetVar OCS_DB_PWD ocs

# The options below are overloaded if you are using ocs GUI
# Be careful: you must restart apache to have any effects
PerlSetEnv OCS_OPT_FREQUENCY 0
PerlSetEnv OCS_OPT_PROLOG_FREQ 24
PerlSetEnv OCS_OPT_DEPLOY 1
PerlSetEnv OCS_OPT_TRACE_DELETED 0
PerlSetEnv OCS_OPT_AUTO_DUPLICATE_LVL 7
PerlSetEnv OCS_OPT_LOGLEVEL 0
PerlSetEnv OCS_OPT_INVENTORY_DIFF 1
PerlSetEnv OCS_OPT_INVENTORY_TRANSACTION 1
PerlSetEnv OCS_OPT_PROXY_REVALIDATE_DELAY 3600
PerlSetEnv OCS_OPT_LOCK_REUSE_TIME 3600

# Optional modules
PerlSetEnv OCS_OPT_IPDISCOVER 2
PerlSetEnv OCS_OPT_IPDISCOVER_MAX_ALIVE 7
PerlSetEnv OCS_OPT_IPDISCOVER_LATENCY 100
PerlSetEnv OCS_OPT_REGISTRY 0
PerlSetEnv OCS_OPT_UPDATE 0
PerlSetEnv OCS_OPT_DOWNLOAD 0
PerlSetEnv OCS_OPT_DOWNLOAD_FRAG_LATENCY 10
PerlSetEnv OCS_OPT_DOWNLOAD_CYCLE_LATENCY 0
PerlSetEnv OCS_OPT_DOWNLOAD_PERIOD_LATENCY 0
PerlSetEnv OCS_OPT_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT 30
PerlSetEnv OCS_OPT_WEB_SERVICE_ENABLED 0
PerlSetEnv OCS_OPT_PROLOG_FILTER_ON 1
PerlSetEnv OCS_OPT_INVENTORY_FILTER_ON 1
PerlSetEnv OCS_OPT_INVENTORY_FILTER_FLOOD_IP 1
PerlSetEnv OCS_OPT_INVENTORY_FILTER_FLOOD_IP_CACHE_TIME 60

############ DO NOT MODIFY BELOW ! #######################

# External modules
PerlModule Apache::DBI
PerlModule Compress::Zlib
PerlModule XML::Simple

# Ocs
PerlModule Apache::Ocsinventory
PerlModule Apache::Ocsinventory::Server::Constants
PerlModule Apache::Ocsinventory::Server::System
PerlModule Apache::Ocsinventory::Server::Communication
PerlModule Apache::Ocsinventory::Server::Inventory
PerlModule Apache::Ocsinventory::Server::Duplicate

# Options
PerlModule Apache::Ocsinventory::Server::Option::Registry
PerlModule Apache::Ocsinventory::Server::Option::Update
PerlModule Apache::Ocsinventory::Server::Option::Ipdiscover
PerlModule Apache::Ocsinventory::Server::Option::Download
# This module guides you through the module creation
# PerlModule Apache::Ocsinventory::Server::Option::Example
# This module adds some rules to filter some request sent to ocs server in the prolog and inventory stages
# PerlModule Apache::Ocsinventory::Server::Option::Filter

# Virtual directory for handling OCS Inventory NG agents communications
# Be carefull, do not create such directory into your web server root document !
#PerlTaintCheck On
<Location /ocsinventory>
      order deny,allow
      allow from all
      Satisfy Any
        SetHandler perl-script
        PerlHandler Apache::Ocsinventory
</Location>

PerlModule Apache::Ocsinventory::SOAP;
<location /ocsinterface>
        SetHandler perl-script
        perlHandler "Apache::Ocsinventory::SOAP"
        order deny,allow
        allow from all
        Satisfy any
</location>



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by: mjcoynePosted on 2007-10-18 at 19:34:40ID: 20106293

It looks like this relies on mod_perl.  Do you have it installed?  See http://perl.apache.org/docs/1.0/guide/install.html

 

by: samriPosted on 2007-10-18 at 20:18:29ID: 20106495

hi jmkbrown,

the problem maybe due to missing mod_perl module.  Check if you had mod_perl is installed.  

If you had the installation CD/DVD, try to locate the RPM and install the RPM (I think it's apache2-mod-perl).

Otherwise you may get it from this link.

http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/10.3/repo/oss/suse/i586/
http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/10.3/repo/oss/suse/i586/apache2-mod_perl-2.0.3-55.i586.rpm

then, restart apache2.

cheers.

 

by: samriPosted on 2007-10-18 at 20:20:41ID: 20106503

mjcoyne,

sorry.  doesn't mean to duplicate your recommendation.  I just happened to leave the page idle for a while without submitting the form.  cheers.

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