Frustration over Apache 2.0/ 2.2 restart failure => possible package found

[Foo JH <suppressed>]

Hello Henrik, all,

With kind references from the modperl community, I've managed to confirm 
a working Win32 modperl stack that will survive an apache restart based 
on zero application code config. Not only does this stack do exactly 
that, it is based on a more recent Visual C++ compiler, and claims 
improved performance over the reference binary from Apache.

Please check out the binaries from:
http://www.apachelounge.com/download/

To summarise the procedures:
1. Install Apache 2.2 binaries from ApacheLounge
2. Install ActivePerl (I tested on build 822)
3. Install modperl via ppd from ApacheLounge
4. Install libapreq2 from http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/
5. Insert the following into httpd.conf
ServerSignature on
LoadModule perl_module modules/mod_perl.so
LoadFile "C:/Apache2/bin/libapreq2.dll"
LoadModule apreq_module modules/mod_apreq2.so

My test OS is Windows 2003.

Henrik, I hope this is good news for you.

Thanks guys.

Henrik Schak Hansen wrote:
> Hi Foo
>
> I finally gave up on Apahce/modperl2 on win32 in various version
> combinations. I kept hoping that newer versions of apache/modperl would
> stabilize it but rather it seemed to get worse. Daily apache/modperl
> would fail and modperl would restart maybe 10 time within a few minutes
> before finally working again. Only because I have a load balancer in
> front of several web servers have I been able to keep going.
> Anyway, now I have moved to Linux a week ago, and so fare I haven't
> experienced any problems (except having to tweak different parameters).
> So I cross my fingers and hope it will stay this way.
>
> Not much of help for you I know, but I remember we have talked about
> this before....
>
> Regards
> Henrik Schak Hansen
>
>
>
>
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> Fra: Foo JH [mailto:suppressed 
> Sendt: 10. august 2007 10:10
> Til: suppressed
> Emne: [mp2+Win32] Frustration over Apache 2.0/ 2.2 restart failure
>
> Hi all,
>
> I am rather disappointed (and a little frustrated as well) on modperl's
> inability to survive an Apache restart on the Windows platform. The
> platform combo tested are Windows 2003 + Apache 2.2 (and Apache 2.0) +
> modperl2 + libapreq2
>
> I have come to accept the fact that once in a while modperl on Win32
> will segfault, but the old Apache I tried (year 2005 iirc) seems to
> recover, though it threw a windows fault dialog that scared the wits out
> of my clients. But this time it's just unacceptable. The odd thing is,
> if you try to start apache after it failed, it will fail again. You have
> to wait about a minute (or more) before starting the server.
>
> I don't mind any creative workarounds. Please share with me any
> suggestions or tips that can circumvent this. Thanks much.
>
>
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