Apache modules

ittec · 06-19-2008, 06:25 AM

Hi all

some days ago I compiled apache in the next way

Code:

./configure --prefix=/usr/local/apache2 --enable-modules=log-referer --enable-modules=rewrite --enable-modules=expires --enable-modules=headers --enable-modules=so --enable-rewrite

But now I need Mod_unique_id, Do I have to recompile apache to compile mod unique so? In this case, how?

Thanks

Edit:
I tried with

Code:

./configure --prefix=/usr/local/apache2 --enable-modules=log-referer --enable-modules=rewrite --enable-modules=expires --enable-modules=headers --enable-modules=so --enable-rewrite --enable-unique-id

And i can't find mod_unique_id.so ¿?

bathory · 06-20-2008, 03:33 AM

Quote:

But now I need Mod_unique_id, Do I have to recompile apache to compile mod unique so? In this case, how?

You should compile apache using "--enable-so" (btw I think that the "--enable-modules=so" you've used is not correct), so you can build later any additional modules you want using apxs

Quote:

I tried with

Code:

./configure --prefix=/usr/local/apache2 --enable-modules=log-referer --enable-modules=rewrite --enable-modules=expires --enable-modules=headers --enable-modules=so --enable-rewrite --enable-unique-id

And i can't find mod_unique_id.so ¿?

Same as above. You should enable DSO capabiity using "--enable-so".

ittec · 06-20-2008, 03:49 AM

mmm I never haven't compiled modules after because I used to install Apache with Yum. So I understand that --enable-so is necessary to compile independent modules each time.

Could you explain how can I compile modules with APXS? I suppose that after you need to edit httpd.conf and include some lines to active the module.

Tnaks-.

bathory · 06-20-2008, 08:01 AM

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mmm I never haven't compiled modules after because I used to install Apache with Yum. So I understand that
--enable-so is necessary to compile independent modules each time.

You can compile apache from source and enable DSO support, building at the same time the modules you want. Later you can use apxs to add more modules or build newer version of the existing ones.
If you have installed apache using yum and you have also apxs installed, you can download apache sources and use apxs to compile the module you want (in this case mod_unique_id) according to the link I've posted previously:

Code:

apxs -i -a -c mod_unique_id.c

apxs also takes care to add the necessary line in httpd.conf for apache to load this module.