in reply to PerlSetEnv and PerlRequire

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.

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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.

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      (Is that a weird way of saying Apache::Registry?)

      No, it's a stupid way of saying it. :)

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