SOLUTION: Apache.pm not found in @INC

sewer_monkey · 05-18-2003, 07:14 PM

Hiya all! Ever get this kinda error message in Apache when trying to run a perl script that uses CGI.pm?

Code:

Can't locate Apache.pm in @INC (@INC contains: ...... )

Well, in case you're having difficulty with your server like I did, just do the following (worked for me like a charm)! Change your perl.conf file (on RH8 or 9 it's in /etc/httpd/conf.d/) to look like something this:

Code:

LoadModule perl_module modules/mod_perl.so

<FilesMatch "\.(pl|perl)$">
    SetHandler perl-script
    #PerlHandler ModPerl::Registry::handler
    PerlResponseHandler ModPerl::Registry
    PerlOptions +ParseHeaders
</FilesMatch>

Note how I commented out PerlHandler and replaced it with a PerlResponseHandler directive. That straightened things out. Not sure why, hitting the "books" now...

shrisak · 07-22-2003, 05:14 PM

Can't locate CGI.pm in @INC

This is the message I would get after doing an initial installation of RedHat 9.0, with Perl installed. It appeared that everything was installed, but I could not run any scripts!! Finally, I found the answer with some help on this board.

Here it is:
Note: You need to be connected to the internet, so you can access CPAN.

Type these commands for the Terminal (Command Prompt):

perl -MCPAN -e shell

install CGI.pm

i /CGI.pm/

Then you should see some listing like the line below.

This is the line that really does the work and sometimes, it takes a few tries, so try it a couple times until it works.!

install L/LD/LDS/CGI.pm-2.98.tar.gz

Now you should have the CGI.pm file installed that is required, as well as all the others.

Start running some CGI-Perl Scripts!

sewer_monkey · 07-22-2003, 06:47 PM

UPDATE: Note that RedHat comes with mod_perl for perl scripts. This is NOT the same as running mod_php for PHP scripts! Use mod_perl only if you have to! There are some really serious issues with mod_perl.

If you don't absolutely need mod_perl, use perl in CGI mode.