Re: How to use libhtml-embperl-perl as cgi

[Erdmut Pfeifer <e.pfeifer@science-computing.de>]

Peter S Galbraith wrote:
> 
> [also sent to prior Debian maintainer in case he can answer in 30 seconds!]
> 
> I have installed the libhtml-embperl-perl package, and I'm trying
> to get some perl commands within [+ brackets +] in html files to
> be processed (first as cgi, then perhaps using mod-perl).
> 
> After simply installing the package, the embperl brackets get
> passed on as text as output in the HTML, so the preprocessor
> isn't invoked by default.
> 
> The HTML::Embperl man page says to copy embpcgi.pl to the
> cgi-bin directory.  I've done this.  Then it says:
> 
>  If you are running the Apache httpd, you can also define
>  embpcgi.pl as a handler for a specific file extention or
>  directory.
> 
>        Example of Apache srm.conf:
> 
>            <Directory /path/to/your/html/docs>
>            Action text/html /cgi-bin/embperl/embpcgi.pl
>            </Directory>
> 
> So I tried variants of this but when I restart apache I get the
> error:
> 
>  Invalid command 'Action', perhaps mis-spelled or defined by a
>  module not included in the server configuration
> 

you need to have the apache module "mod_actions" compiled-in and enabled
for the directive "Action" to be available. mod_actions belongs to the
base modules and is compiled-in by default -- but this doesn't mean that
it cannot be disabled ;-) 
(sorry, I don't know about the debian package). 

Do a 

  httpd -l

for a list of compiled-in modules (among these you should see
"mod_actions.c")

or

  httpd -L

for a list of available directives (here you should see "Action
(mod_actions.c)").


See the apache documentation for details on how to enable modules...


BTW: as far as I know, the debian embperl-package isn't quite the most
recent version, so you might consider building your own newer one
(1.3b5) -- if you can live with a non-debian package on your system)
Also, just in case you didn't know, there is an embperl mailing list
(embperl@perl.apache.org), for the kind of problems where you need real
experts ;-)

Good luck,
Erdmut


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