[ome-users] mod_perl problem

[Kay Schneitz]

Hi there,

I am a newbie trying to  install OME (to test the stuff) on an iMac  
G5, Mac OS 10.3.9 (latest software updates). After fiddling around I  
run now in a problem where it says:

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Apache Setup
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(All verbose information logged in /var/tmp/OME/install/ 
ApacheConfigTask.log)

OME Apache web server configuration is a critical part of your OME  
install.
OME's web interface, remote clients and image server all use this
infrastructure to communicate. If you are unsure of a particular  
question,
please choose the default as that will be more than adequate for most
people.

Configure Apache server? [y/n]: y
Use OME Apache-1.x configuration for developers? [y/n]: n
Install image server (omeis) ? [y/n]: y
Apache cgi-bin directory : [/Library/WebServer/CGI-Executables/]: / 
Library/WebServer/CGI-Executables/
Install data server (omeds) ? [y/n]: y
Install web server ? [y/n]: y
Copy index.html to : [/Library/WebServer/Documents]: /Library/ 
WebServer/Documents


Apache configuration:
         Configure Apache?: yes
   Developer configuration: no
           Server restart?: yes
Install OME servers:
            Images (omeis): yes
              Data (omeds): yes
                       Web: yes
Apache directories:
              DocumentRoot: /Library/WebServer/Documents
                   cgi-bin: /Library/WebServer/CGI-Executables

Are these values correct ? [y/n]: y
Processing config directory: /private/etc/httpd/users/*.conf
Processing config file: /private/etc/httpd/users/postgres.conf
Processing config file: /private/etc/httpd/users/shared.conf
/usr/sbin/apachectl restart: httpd not running, trying to start
/usr/sbin/apachectl restart: httpd started
Testing Apache configuration
   \__ mod_perl [FAILURE].


Errors executing task: Apache/mod_perl is not properly configured.   
Got an error response from http://localhost/perl2/mod_perl_test.pl:

See /var/tmp/OME/install/ApacheConfigTask.log for more details. at  
(eval 156) line 1

         main::run_tasks() called at install.pl line 249
# Looks like your test died before it could output anything.
pcunicorn:~/OME kayschneitz$


I did the curl mod_perl dance twice. Any obvious reason for this  
error message? BTW, do I need to start personal web serving for the  
stuff to work (the script seems to start the apache server on its own)?

Many thanks for any help.

Best wishes, Kay

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Prof. Dr. Kay Schneitz
Entwicklungsbiologie der Pflanzen
Wissenschaftszentrum Weihenstephan
Technische Universität München
Am Hochanger 4
D-85354 Freising/Germany

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