[mod_python] can't get modperl working

y y vinehand at yahoo.com
Tue Apr 4 15:30:52 EDT 2006


Problem solved.. Thanks Nicolas.

The issue is exactly as you described. I needed to
have C:\python24 in my path.

Thanks again!

--- Nicolas Lehuen <nicolas at lehuen.com> wrote:

> One thing that we should put in the documentation if
> it's not already : if
> you change your PATH variable to solve this problem,
> and Apache runs as a
> service, you probably have to restart your computer
> to make sure the
> variable change is taken into account.
> 
> If restarting is a luxury you cannot afford, then
> you should at least stop
> and start the service. Restarting using apache -k
> restart WON'T do the
> trick, as the parent process is not stopped, so the
> environment is not
> refreshed. You have to do "apache -k stop & apache
> -k start" or use the
> Services control panel.
> 
> Regards,
> Nicolas
> 
> 
> 2006/4/4, Nicolas Lehuen <nicolas at lehuen.com>:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > One of the possible cause of your problem is that
> Apache does find
> > mod_python.so but not one of the DLL it relies on.
> Unfortunately the error
> > reporting in this case is quite scarce and
> misguiding.
> >
> > The candidates missing DLLs are python24.dll and
> the Microsoft Runtime
> > DLLS (normally msvcr71.dll and msvcp71.dll).
> >
> > Make sure that your Python directory and the
> runtime DLLs can be found on
> > your PATH. The runtime DLLs are normaly copied in
> your Python directory, so
> > putting the Python directory on your PATH variable
> should do the trick.
> >
> > Also, make sure that the user which is running
> Apache has its PATH
> > variable properly set. The best way to do this is
> to define it at the
> > system-wide level, but logging it under the user
> and defining the variable
> > at the user level is also possible.
> >
> > I hope this will solve your problem.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Nicolas
> >
> > 2006/4/4, y y <vinehand at yahoo.com>:
> >
> > > line 173 was the line that uses LoadModule on
> > > mod_python. I checked the directory and
> mod_python.so
> > > in fact there.
> > >
> > > --- Jim Gallacher <jpg at jgassociates.ca> wrote:
> > >
> > > > y y wrote:
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > I installed:
> > > > > python 2.4
> > > > > Apache 2.0.55
> > > > > mod_python 3.2.8
> > > > > on Windows XP
> > > > >
> > > > > and I cannot get it working. I've tried this
> too
> > > > many
> > > > > times and with too many mix of versions and
> I'm
> > > > > getting the same problem when I run Apache
> on
> > > > console:
> > > > >
> > > > > Syntax error on line 173 of C:/Program
> > > > Files/Apache
> > > > > Group/Apache2/conf/httpd.conf:
> > > > > Cannot load C:/Program Files/Apache
> > > > > Group/Apache2/modules/mod_python.so into
> server:
> > > > The
> > > > > specified module could not be found.
> > > > >
> > > > > Please help!
> > > >
> > > > So what exactly does line 173 of httpd.conf
> say?
> > > >
> > > > Is the C:/Program Files/Apache
> > > > Group/Apache2/modules/mod_python.so file
> > > > in fact missing?
> > > >
> > > > Did you use the mod_python binary for the
> > > > installation or did you
> > > > compile it yourself?
> > > >
> > > > Jim
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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