Apache startup file on virtual host

bugsbunny has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

hi,

I'm going to host a site, the problem is that on my server I can set the correct startup.pl script and I know the root directory, so that I can set it in Site::Config. example - startup.pl :

use lib qw(/path/to/lib);
use Site::Config;
1;
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Then I have in vhost.conf :

 PerlRequire "/path/to/startup.pl"
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But now I want to host the site on hosting company.
The problem is i cant put PerlRequire 'cause I dont have access to apache configration.
How u solve such bootstrap problems.

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Re: Apache startup file on virtual host by cLive ;-) (Prior) on Dec 13, 2004 at 22:44 UTC
I'm a little confused. If you're hosting in a shared environment, it's unlikely the provider will allow mod_perl. If you're hosted on a dedicated server, there's no reason why you shouldn't be able to edit httpd.conf If it's a maintained box, you could create a directory for apache boot includes, eg: `/home/username/apachestart` [download] dump the startup file in there, then ask the ISP to add the line: `Include /home/username/apachestart/*` [download] to the httpd.conf file (I think that's the correct syntax). Then add in Apache configuration directives as you see fit to call whatever you need at startup. But, I have a feeling you're talking shared hosting, in which case you're out of luck :) .02 cLive ;-) </code>	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: Apache startup file on virtual host by bugsbunny (Scribe) on Dec 17, 2004 at 08:54 UTC
Thanx all for the answers... if some is interested, here is my solution to bootstraping problem (in CGI environment, not tested will this work under mod_perl) `BEGIN { my ($ROOT) = $ENV{DOCUMENT_ROOT} =~ m!(^.+)/!; unshift @INC, "$ROOT/lib"; }` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Apache startup file on virtual host by ikegami (Patriarch) on Dec 13, 2004 at 21:15 UTC
Not quite the same, but you might be able to place it in your directory's .htaccess instead of vhost.conf	[reply]
Re: Apache startup file on virtual host by hardburn (Abbot) on Dec 13, 2004 at 21:05 UTC
I don't think you can. In Apache2, you can change the Apache config from the startup file, which is obviously a problem for hosting companies. "There is no shame in being self-taught, only in not trying to learn in the first place." -- Atrus, Myst: The Book of D'ni.	[reply]