Re: Re: Re: Apache2 Frustrations

The only issue of which I am aware that had me use Apache::compat deals with CGI.pm's header subroutine. Since it uses $r->send_cgi_header. According to the docs, send_cgi_header is not available under mod_perl2. Am I incorrect in my interpretation? If so, I am quite sorry. If not then I apologize for not mentioning it earlier.

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Apache2 Frustrations by cees (Curate) on Nov 22, 2003 at 03:52 UTC
It may have been a problem before, as in the early versions of mod_perl2 there were a lot of missing functions, but send_cgi_header is there now. `cees@tim:~$ perl -MApache2 -MModPerl::MethodLookup -e print_method sen +d_cgi_header To use method 'send_cgi_header' add: use Apache::Response ();` [download] So it is definately available now. However, I just checked through the CGI.pm source and can't find any place where it loads Apache::Response. So there is a possibility that is won't work without that. And a quick check shows that it doesn't get brought in by any other Apache2 modules that CGI.pm does load... `tim:~# MOD_PERL=1 perl -MApache2 -MCGI -e '$,=$/;print sort keys %INC; +' APR/Pool.pm APR/XSLoader.pm Apache/RequestRec.pm Apache/RequestUtil.pm Apache/XSLoader.pm Apache2.pm ...` [download] The reasons Apache::compat fixes the problem is because it automatically loads Apache::Response which makes cgi_send_header available again. So short of writing a bit of code that uses CGI.pm's header function under mod_perl2 and actually testing it, I guess you might be right... It might be best to ask this on the mod_perl list. Update: I wrote a quick script using the sample script at the top of the CGI.pm docs and ran it under mod_perl 1.99_11 successfully. So I guess we can let this worry to rest :) -Cees	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Apache2 Frustrations
by cees (Curate) on Nov 22, 2003 at 03:52 UTC

It may have been a problem before, as in the early versions of mod_perl2 there were a lot of missing functions, but send_cgi_header is there now.

cees@tim:~$ perl -MApache2 -MModPerl::MethodLookup -e print_method sen
+d_cgi_header
To use method 'send_cgi_header' add:
        use Apache::Response ();
[download]

So it is definately available now. However, I just checked through the CGI.pm source and can't find any place where it loads Apache::Response. So there is a possibility that is won't work without that. And a quick check shows that it doesn't get brought in by any other Apache2 modules that CGI.pm does load...

tim:~# MOD_PERL=1 perl -MApache2 -MCGI -e '$,=$/;print sort keys %INC;
+'
APR/Pool.pm
APR/XSLoader.pm
Apache/RequestRec.pm
Apache/RequestUtil.pm
Apache/XSLoader.pm
Apache2.pm
...
[download]

The reasons Apache::compat fixes the problem is because it automatically loads Apache::Response which makes cgi_send_header available again.

So short of writing a bit of code that uses CGI.pm's header function under mod_perl2 and actually testing it, I guess you might be right... It might be best to ask this on the mod_perl list.

Update: I wrote a quick script using the sample script at the top of the CGI.pm docs and ran it under mod_perl 1.99_11 successfully. So I guess we can let this worry to rest :)

-Cees

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