topic Re: What is @INC and how to configure in Operating System - Linux

What is @INC and how to configure

Jano_1 — Thu, 27 Jan 2005 11:52:41 GMT

What is @INC and how do I configure it?

I have been struggling for days now to get perl and some perl modules working with apache. When I start httpd I receive this error:
Can't locate Apache/DBI.pm in @INC
which is followed by a lot of paths.

The funny thing is that DBI.pm does exist in one of the paths as shown in the error.

I have reinstalled perl but I am still having the same problem.

Regards,
Jano

Re: What is @INC and how to configure

Steven E. Protter — Thu, 27 Jan 2005 13:01:21 GMT

Check your perl version number

/full_path/perl -v

Perl v4 had problems with these pluin modules, or so I have discovered the hard way on hpux.

SEP

Re: What is @INC and how to configure

Jano_1 — Thu, 27 Jan 2005 13:13:05 GMT

Hi Steven,

perl -v

This is perl, v5.6.1 built for i386-linux

What more can I check?

Jano

Re: What is @INC and how to configure

rmueller58 — Thu, 27 Jan 2005 14:33:29 GMT

Try getting the latest version 5.x stable.tar.gz of perl, compile and build it.

Then see if you get the same error.

Make sure when you compile apache you check your configure --help within apache, seems to me you have to enable a library or two when compiling. especially when using PHP/Mysql/Perl

I found a good document for compiling MYSQL/PHP/Apache for Snort/ACID.

http://www.internetsecurityguru.com/documents/snort_acid_rh9.pdf#search='SnortRH9mysqlPHP'

It makes a simple task out of a complex one.

Re: What is @INC and how to configure

rmueller58 — Thu, 27 Jan 2005 14:36:45 GMT

configure --enable-so
allows enabling the PHP static objects.

Re: What is @INC and how to configure

Jano_1 — Thu, 27 Jan 2005 14:40:09 GMT

I am using apt to install my packages. The great advantage is that it can automatically solve all the dependencies. So I assume it it always gets the latest stable packages.

Regards.

Re: What is @INC and how to configure

Stuart Browne — Mon, 31 Jan 2005 18:24:16 GMT

You're using mod_perl aren't you?

I'd double check your script and see where it says 'use "DBI";' (or similar) and review any path or ::'s in it..