On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 8:55 PM, Bruce Ferrell wrote:

On 01/08/2013 05:39 PM, Ted Byers wrote:

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Last night, I used YaST to install FastCGI (on OpenSuse 12.1). I do have Apache's httpd server installed and running (it works fine), but I can not find the files I need to edit in order to begin experimenting with programming Perl scripts to run as FastCGI processes (in contrast to one of my other Linux virtual boxes running Ubuntu - on Ubuntu I easily found the module's configuration file).

YaST tells me that FastCGI is now installed, but what next? Where will I find the configuration file that will let Apache's httpd server load the relevant shared module file and have fastcgi-script be set as the handler for a directory in which I will place all the scripts I want to run using FastCGI? And obviously, Apache's configuration file must be edited so that it knows where to find the FastCGI module.

If my questions are answered in a current document somewhere, I'd appreciate a link as my search using Google has an abysmal signal to noise ratio. :-(

I know I can, and have, set up mod_perl, but I want to run tests to compare the two.

Thanks

Ted

Ted,

What I usually do is to:

a.) identify the package(s):

rpm -qa | grep -i fastcgi

b.) look over the files in the package:

rpm -ql <package name>

The can be "compacted" to a single step of:

rpm -ql `rpm -qa | grep -i fastcgi`

What this showed me was that installing FastCGI installed the development toolkits for making FastCGI programs (such as providing the C headers and libraries to facilitate making a compiled program to run as a FastCGI server. This will have its uses, as I experiment with making the compute intensive pages I am designing compiled C++ programs. But that is not relevant for my present purposes (which involves only my Perl scripts). What it did not do was install mod_fastcgi. In fact, it seems that the only fastcgi module is mod_fcgid. At least that is all YaST could find in the default repositories. That makes comparisons among the development web servers problematic at best, as I can get mod_perl to work only on Linux. It does not build properly against Apache 2.4 on Windows (although I understand people are working on that). mod_fcgd compiles but does not work on Windows (and the last I heard no-one yet knows why). On Windows, only mod_fastcgi both builds correctly and works. So, on Linux, I have mod_perl and mod_fastcgi on Ubuntu and mod_perl and mod_fcgid on Suse, and only mod_fastcgi on Windows. At least so far. Is the latest mod_fastcgi really not available, or is it available and hiding somewhere out there in the cloud? Thanks Ted -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

If I'm understanding you, yast only placed the packages on the system. That is correct. You then have to enable it in Yast under network services -> Http Services and enable the module. I've never used mod_fastcgi so I'm unfamiliar with any additional installation/configuration that might be needed.... Somewhat like what can be done with mod_perl and/or Apache::ASP

Is this what you're looking for? if not, contact me and I'll help. I'm pretty conversant in the "Suse" way of configuring via Yast.

Bruce

I do not yet know. I will take a look at enabling it using YaST -> network services -> Http Services after dinner, and see what that does. I followed Per Jessen's suggestion, and found mod_fastcgi, but it refused to install, I do not know why. Thanks for your help. I'll let you know if I have further trouble. Cheers Ted -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 3:00 PM, Patrick Shanahan wrote:

* Ted Byers [01-09-13 14:43]: [...]

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I followed Per Jessen's suggestion, and found mod_fastcgi, but it refused to install, I do not know why.

Describe the procedure you utilized. Perhaps there is a problem there. --

1) I went to software.opensuse.org/search 2) searched for 'fastcgi' 3) Found apache2-mod_fastcgi, so selected it's link Nothing displayed on this page but version numbers, and for each a link 'show unstable packages; selecting which gives a warning re; package from 'unofficial repositories' may be unstable or experimental 4) Clicked OK on modal dialog containing the above warning 5) Selected "1 Click Install" for 'Apache:modules' v 2.4.2 This opened a dialog box askign what to do. I selected 'Open with YaST' I pressed 'Next' a couple times, until I got a warning re: "Import Untrusted GniPG Key" in a dialog box. I selected 'Trust, so I could proceed. Then I got an error re 'conflict' vis 'Nothing provides libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.15)(64bit) needed by apache2-mod_fastcgi-2.4.2-39.1x86_64 The only choices provided where to not install it or break mod_fastcgi - of course, no point in installing a broken package The problem appears to be that the module, as built depends on a library that is neither on my system nor included in the package as made available for download. I have no idea what package libc.so.6 would be found in, so I am stuck. Any insight regarding a solution would be appreciated. Thanks Ted -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

* Per Jessen [01-10-13 02:17]:

Ted Byers wrote: [...]

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Then I got an error re 'conflict' vis 'Nothing provides libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.15)(64bit) needed by apache2-mod_fastcgi-2.4.2-39.1x86_64

The only choices provided where to not install it or break mod_fastcgi - of course, no point in installing a broken package

The problem appears to be that the module, as built depends on a library that is neither on my system nor included in the package as made available for download. I have no idea what package libc.so.6 would be found in, so I am stuck.

Did you pick the correct version of mod_fastcgi? You said your system is 12.1, did you also pick version 12.1 of mod_fastcgi?

He did but it apparently requires glibc-2.15 and his system doesn't meet that. I told him how to get the glibc version but haven't heard back. He responded off-list. ??? -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://linuxcounter.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

* Per Jessen [01-10-13 09:55]:

Patrick Shanahan wrote:

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* Per Jessen [01-10-13 02:17]: [...]

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Did you pick the correct version of mod_fastcgi? You said your system is 12.1, did you also pick version 12.1 of mod_fastcgi?

He did but it apparently requires glibc-2.15 and his system doesn't meet that. I told him how to get the glibc version but haven't heard back. He responded off-list.

mod_fastcgi should have been built against the correct libc for 12.1, so something else is amiss. Maybe he needs to apply the latest upgrades for 12.1.

Something is amiss! "He" said that mod_fastcgi install err'd as requiring glibc-2.15 but 12.1 "official update" contains 2.14. I dl'd the package and requires lists: libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.14)(64bit) so he has *other* problems. ??? -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://linuxcounter.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 9:52 AM, Per Jessen wrote:

Patrick Shanahan wrote:

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* Per Jessen [01-10-13 02:17]:

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Ted Byers wrote: [...]

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Then I got an error re 'conflict' vis 'Nothing provides libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.15)(64bit) needed by apache2-mod_fastcgi-2.4.2-39.1x86_64

The only choices provided where to not install it or break mod_fastcgi - of course, no point in installing a broken package

The problem appears to be that the module, as built depends on a library that is neither on my system nor included in the package as made available for download. I have no idea what package libc.so.6 would be found in, so I am stuck.

Did you pick the correct version of mod_fastcgi? You said your system is 12.1, did you also pick version 12.1 of mod_fastcgi?

He did but it apparently requires glibc-2.15 and his system doesn't meet that. I told him how to get the glibc version but haven't heard back. He responded off-list.

mod_fastcgi should have been built against the correct libc for 12.1, so something else is amiss. Maybe he needs to apply the latest upgrades for 12.1.

I routinely apply the updates the OS (?) notifies me about. Are there likely upates that the update tool wouldn't know about? rpm -q glibc identifies it as 2.14.1-14.27.1x86_64 Cheers Ted -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Patrick Shanahan wrote:

* Ted Byers [01-10-13 10:27]: [...]

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rpm -q glibc identifies it as 2.14.1-14.27.1x86_64

and the package you are trying to install, apachd2-mod_fastcgi-2.4.2-39.4.x86_64 requires glibc-2.14 but your attempted install err'd wanting glibc-2.15

<quote> Then I got an error re 'conflict' vis 'Nothing provides libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.15)(64bit) needed by apache2-mod_fastcgi-2.4.2-39.1x86_64 </quote>

this doesn't fit and I notice your ver of fastcgi = 2.4.2-39.1 but the provided ver is 2.4.2-39.4

Suggest: download again apachd2-mod_fastcgi rpm -i /<path-to>/apachd2-mod_fastcgi-2.4.2-39.4.x86_64

and provide the results

http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Apache:/Modules/openSUSE_12.1/x86_...

Now this is interesting. I went to that link, and downloaded it, and IT INSTALLED FINE! My guess is that the link provided for mod_fastcgi for OpenSuse 12.1 in the search results, going the route of using software.opensuse.org/search , is broken in terms of possibly pointing at the wrong file? Maybe? I don't know, but I can't see any other explanation. The important thing, from my perspective, is that mod_fastcgi is now installed on my Suse virtual box, so I can play! I know I could install 12.2 in a new vbox in an hour or so, but it would take a couple days to download and install all the other stuff I use, so I don't want to go that route just yet. Thanks Ted -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 2:14 PM, Patrick Shanahan wrote:

* Ted Byers [01-10-13 11:40]:

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Now this is interesting. I went to that link, and downloaded it, and IT INSTALLED FINE!

My guess is that the link provided for mod_fastcgi for OpenSuse 12.1 in the search results, going the route of using software.opensuse.org/search , is broken in terms of possibly pointing at the wrong file? Maybe? I don't know, but I can't see any other explanation.

No, something else. The link I provided came from: software.opensuse.org/search mod_fastcgi

You were trying to install something you got somewere else, mistakenly.

I had no other source for this file. I had not even looked at other websites for mod_fastcgi for Suse 12.1 However, I clicked the 'One click install' button. I see the link you provided when I let my mouse hover over the 64 bit link, but letting my mouse hover over the one click install shows a different URL. - In retrospect, I probably ought to have clicked the 64 bit link instead of the one click install, but how or why using one click install button would result in failure, or the wrong file being used is a mystery to me. Thanks Ted -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

Ted Byers wrote:

What it did not do was install mod_fastcgi. In fact, it seems that the only fastcgi module is mod_fcgid. At least that is all YaST could find in the default repositories.

Try this: http://software.opensuse.org/search (search for fastcgi). -- Per Jessen, Zürich (0.2°C) http://www.dns24.ch/ - free DNS hosting, made in Switzerland. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org