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in thread Experimenting Ajax - problem installing Apache2::Ajax

The configuration dialogue I was referring to was the part when it asked

Please provide a full path to 'httpd' executable: [] /etc/init.d/apache2
Depending on your PATH environment variable, this might be the result of running which apache2. To check, examine the /etc/init.d/apache2 script and look for a line that points to the httpd binary; on my system, it looks like 
# the path to your httpd binary, including options if necessary
HTTPD='/usr/local/httpd/bin/httpd'
#

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which indicates the full path to the binary is /usr/local/httpd/bin/httpd. Similarly, the apxs script (which might be called apxs2) may be the result of running which apxs, or it might be under the same directory as httpd.

If you have multiple apache installations, you have to make sure that the httpd that you specify is the mod_perl-enabled one.

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Re^4: Experimenting Ajax - problem installing Apache2::Ajax
by Anonymous Monk on Oct 03, 2007 at 07:10 UTC
    /etc/init.d/apache2 basically just calls apache2ctl which is in /usr/sbin/apache2ctl which contains 
    # the path to your httpd binary, including options if necessary
HTTPD='/usr/sbin/apache2'
#

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    so I've found https
    which apxs -> no results
    which apxs2 -> no results
    Moreover trying to install Apache2::Ajax from source or from cpan doesn't ask me any more to introduce the full path to httpd executable. Maybe the wrong path has been saved somewhere but how to find it?

    Summing up:
    1) now I know which is the path to httpd but not where are my apxs|apxs2.
    2) The dialogue configuration doesn't appear any more.

    Here is the output of my Apache2::Ajax installation 
     CPAN.pm: Going to build R/RK/RKOBES/Apache2-Ajax-0.1.tar.gz

[   info] generating script t/TEST
Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Writing Makefile for Apache2::Ajax
cp lib/Apache2/Ajax.pm blib/lib/Apache2/Ajax.pm
Manifying blib/man3/Apache2::Ajax.3pm
  /usr/bin/make  -- OK
Running make test
/usr/bin/perl -Iblib/arch -Iblib/lib \
        t/TEST  -clean
[warning] setting ulimit to allow core files
ulimit -c unlimited; /usr/bin/perl /home/om/.cpan/build/Apache2-Ajax-0
+.1/t/TEST -clean
APACHE_TEST_GROUP= APACHE_TEST_HTTPD= APACHE_TEST_PORT= APACHE_TEST_US
+ER= APACHE_TEST_APXS= \
        /usr/bin/perl -Iblib/arch -Iblib/lib \
        t/TEST  -bugreport -verbose=0 
[warning] setting ulimit to allow core files
ulimit -c unlimited; /usr/bin/perl /home/om/.cpan/build/Apache2-Ajax-0
+.1/t/TEST -bugreport -verbose=0
Usage: /etc/init.d/apache2 start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload
Usage: /etc/init.d/apache2 start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload
Usage: /etc/init.d/apache2 start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload
[  error] You are using mod_perl response handlers 
[  error] but do not have a mod_perl capable Apache.
make: *** [run_tests] Error 1
  /usr/bin/make test -- NOT OK
Running make install
  make test had returned bad status, won't install without force

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      Theoretically, you don't need apxs to run the tests. What might be an idea is to run the tests manually, using the option in Apache::Test to override the runtime configuration, so that you can make sure that the location of httpd you're using is the right one.
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Re^4: Experimenting Ajax - problem installing Apache2::Ajax
by emotiv (Novice) on Oct 04, 2007 at 09:05 UTC
    Almost done... Almost installed apxs2 
    sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apache2-threaded-dev

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    now which apxs2 gives me /usr/bin/apxs2 so i exported APACHE_TEST_HTTPD and APACHE_TEST_APXS 
    export APACHE_TEST_HTTPD="/usr/sbin/apache2ctl"
export APACHE_TEST_APXS="/usr/bin/apxs2"

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    from CPAN 
    cpan> install Apache2::Ajax
CPAN: Storable loaded ok
Going to read /home/om/.cpan/Metadata
  Database was generated on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:36:44 GMT
Running install for module Apache2::Ajax
Running make for R/RK/RKOBES/Apache2-Ajax-0.1.tar.gz
CPAN: Digest::MD5 loaded ok
CPAN: Compress::Zlib loaded ok
Checksum for /home/om/.cpan/sources/authors/id/R/RK/RKOBES/Apache2-Aja
+x-0.1.tar.gz ok
Scanning cache /home/om/.cpan/build for sizes
Apache2-Ajax-0.1/
Apache2-Ajax-0.1/t/
Apache2-Ajax-0.1/t/response/
Apache2-Ajax-0.1/t/response/TestAjax/
Apache2-Ajax-0.1/t/response/TestAjax/basic.pm
Apache2-Ajax-0.1/t/response/TestAjax/no_build.pm
Apache2-Ajax-0.1/t/response/TestAjax/show_js.pm
Apache2-Ajax-0.1/t/response/TestAjax/error_fn.pm
Apache2-Ajax-0.1/t/response/TestAjax/error_html.pm
Apache2-Ajax-0.1/t/response/TestAjax/formdump.pm
Apache2-Ajax-0.1/t/response/TestAjax/subs.pm
Apache2-Ajax-0.1/t/response/TestAjax/chained.pm
Apache2-Ajax-0.1/t/ajax/
Apache2-Ajax-0.1/t/ajax/show_js.t
Apache2-Ajax-0.1/t/ajax/formdump.t
Apache2-Ajax-0.1/t/ajax/pod.t
Apache2-Ajax-0.1/t/ajax/subs.t
Apache2-Ajax-0.1/t/ajax/error_fn.t
Apache2-Ajax-0.1/t/ajax/error_html.t
Apache2-Ajax-0.1/t/ajax/chained.t
Apache2-Ajax-0.1/t/ajax/no_build.t
Apache2-Ajax-0.1/t/conf/
Apache2-Ajax-0.1/t/conf/extra.conf.in
Apache2-Ajax-0.1/t/TEST.PL
Apache2-Ajax-0.1/Changes
Apache2-Ajax-0.1/MANIFEST
Apache2-Ajax-0.1/lib/
Apache2-Ajax-0.1/lib/Apache2/
Apache2-Ajax-0.1/lib/Apache2/Ajax.pm
Apache2-Ajax-0.1/META.yml
Apache2-Ajax-0.1/README
Apache2-Ajax-0.1/Makefile.PL
Apache2-Ajax-0.1/Build.PL

  CPAN.pm: Going to build R/RK/RKOBES/Apache2-Ajax-0.1.tar.gz

[   info] generating script t/TEST
Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Writing Makefile for Apache2::Ajax
cp lib/Apache2/Ajax.pm blib/lib/Apache2/Ajax.pm
Manifying blib/man3/Apache2::Ajax.3pm
  /usr/bin/make  -- OK
Running make test
/usr/bin/perl -Iblib/arch -Iblib/lib \
        t/TEST  -clean
[warning] setting ulimit to allow core files
ulimit -c unlimited; /usr/bin/perl /home/om/.cpan/build/Apache2-Ajax-0
+.1/t/TEST -clean
APACHE_TEST_GROUP= APACHE_TEST_HTTPD=/usr/sbin/apache2 APACHE_TEST_POR
+T= APACHE_TEST_USER= APACHE_TEST_APXS=/usr/bin/apxs2 \
        /usr/bin/perl -Iblib/arch -Iblib/lib \
        t/TEST  -bugreport -verbose=0 
[warning] setting ulimit to allow core files
ulimit -c unlimited; /usr/bin/perl /home/om/.cpan/build/Apache2-Ajax-0
+.1/t/TEST -bugreport -verbose=0
[warning] root mode: changing the files ownership to 'nobody' (65534:6
+5534)
[warning] testing whether 'nobody' is able to -rwx /home/om/.cpan/buil
+d/Apache2-Ajax-0.1/t
"/usr/bin/perl" -Mlib=/usr/lib/perl5 -MApache::TestRun -e 'eval { Apac
+he::TestRun::run_root_fs_test(65534, 65534, q[/home/om/.cpan/build/Ap
+ache2-Ajax-0.1/t]) }';


[warning] result: OK
[warning] the client side drops 'root' permissions and becomes 'nobody
+'
/usr/sbin/apache2  -d /home/om/.cpan/build/Apache2-Ajax-0.1/t -f /home
+/om/.cpan/build/Apache2-Ajax-0.1/t/conf/httpd.conf -D APACHE2 -D PERL
+_USEITHREADS
using Apache/2.0.55 (prefork MPM)

waiting 60 seconds for server to start: ..
waiting 60 seconds for server to start: ok (waited 0 secs)
server localhost:8529 started
t/ajax/basic.........ok                                               
+       
        3/24 skipped: various reasons
t/ajax/chained.......ok                                               
+       
t/ajax/error_fn......ok                                               
+       
t/ajax/error_html....ok                                               
+       
t/ajax/formdump......ok                                               
+       
t/ajax/no_build......ok                                               
+       
t/ajax/pod...........skipped
        all skipped: Test::Pod 1.00 required for testing POD
t/ajax/show_js.......ok                                               
+       
t/ajax/subs..........ok                                               
+       
All tests successful, 1 test and 3 subtests skipped.
Files=9, Tests=52,  2 wallclock secs ( 1.83 cusr +  0.26 csys =  2.09 
+CPU)
[warning] root mode: restoring the original files ownership
[warning] server localhost:8529 shutdown
  /usr/bin/make test -- OK
Running make install
Manifying blib/man3/Apache2::Ajax.3pm
Installing /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.7/Apache2/Ajax.pm
Writing /usr/local/lib/perl/5.8.7/auto/Apache2/Ajax/.packlist
Appending installation info to /usr/local/lib/perl/5.8.7/perllocal.pod
  /usr/bin/make install UNINST=1 -- OK

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    The module installation seems complete and without errors however as soon as I specify in my apache configuration file 
    PerlModule Apache2::Ajax
<FilesMatch "do\.ajax$">
  SetHandler perl-script
  PerlResponseHandler MyHandler::Ajax
  PJX_fn LoadGrid LoadGrid
  PJX_html Show_Form_sub
  PJX_JSDEBUG 2
  PJX_DEBUG 1
</FilesMatch>

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    I get the following:
    Invalid command 'PJX_fn' perhaps mis-spelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration

    Any clues?

    In any case thank you Randy for everything
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      That's great that it works. The problem you encounter now can be fixed by using PerlLoadModule Apache2::Ajax, rather than PerlModule Apache2::Ajax, in your Apache configuration file.
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        Yesss!!!
        Your help has been priceless.
        I hope this thread will be useful to many other Apache2::Ajax fans.
        Now we will be able to do some great sperimentation with this promising module improving accessibility and usability on the web.
        All the best ; )
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