PerlSetEnv and PerlRequire

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

Good day,

I am trying to write a startup script (ie. PerlRequire) that uses a value set in httpd.conf by PerlSetEnv.

The value does not seem to be passed to the startup script.

I have checked $ENV{'mod_perl'} and startup.pl is indeed running under mod_perl.

Does anybody know if this is standard behaviour, and if there is any way to pass the value in from httpd.conf?

Comment on PerlSetEnv and PerlRequire

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Re: PerlSetEnv and PerlRequire by friedo (Prior) on Aug 17, 2006 at 16:47 UTC
As far as I know, PerlSetEnv variables are only set in the CGI environment during a request cycle, not when Apache is starting up. You will need to set the variable when you start Apache for your startup script to see it.	[reply]
Re^2: PerlSetEnv and PerlRequire by ikegami (Patriarch) on Aug 17, 2006 at 16:58 UTC
According to the mod_perl docs, PerlSetEnv allows you to specify system environment variables and pass them into your mod_perl handlers. These values are then available through the normal perl %ENV mechanisms. Apparently, it's set for all mod_perl handlers, not just for the "CGI environment during a request cycle". (Is that a weird way of saying Apache::Registry?) Likeless: technically, the startup script is not a handler. The var might not be set for it. You are checking for the var in %ENV, right? You might want to ask your question on the mod_perl mailing list. That might even be something they'd want to fix.	[reply]
Re^3: PerlSetEnv and PerlRequire by friedo (Prior) on Aug 17, 2006 at 17:07 UTC
(Is that a weird way of saying Apache::Registry?) No, it's a stupid way of saying it. :)	[reply]
Re: PerlSetEnv and PerlRequire by Anonymous Monk on Aug 17, 2006 at 22:54 UTC
In httpd.conf: `<Perl> $My::ENV->{one} = 1; $My::ENV->{two} = 2; </Perl>` [download] In startup.pl: `print "$My::ENV->{one}\n"; print "$My::ENV->{two}\n";` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]