Topic: Having difficulty installing mod_security on Apache in Windo

[selecta]

I have trying to install and configure mod_security on Apache but anytime I uncomment
#LoadModule security2_module modules/mod_security2/mod_security2.so

I get this error message

httpd.exe: Syntax error on line 117 of C:/Program Files/Apache Software Foundation/Apache2.2/conf/httpd.conf: Cannot load C:/Program Files/Apache Software Foundation/Apache2.2/modules/mod_security2/mod_security2.so into server: The specified module could not be found

I installed the Apache2.2 is working fine
What I want is if I can get step by step instructions on how I can install and configure mod_security 2 on Apache. I have been struggling for the past three weeks. Any help will be highly appreciated

Thank you

Wisdom

[James Blond]

You downloaded mod_security from apachelounge? Did you follow the readme.txt ? Did you enable unique_id ?

[selecta]

Yes mod unique_id is enabled

[glsmith]

Seeing this
C:/Program Files/Apache Software Foundation/Apache2.2/conf/
makes me believe that this is a package from the Apache Foundation.

I do not think the Apache Lounge binary works on Apache from ASF, only Apache Lounge packages.

I may be wrong, Steffen, James?

[James Blond]

I just download apache from ASF and installed it. No Problems loads fine.

Maybe selecta did not install Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package or did not copy libxml2.dll to apache\bin

[RoiDanton]

Hi all,

and sorry for rising this again

I just downloaded both bins from apache lounge and ran into the same problem.

The apache is already running as a reverse proxy and I tried to integrate the security mod now.
But it failed as described. I followed exactly the readme files. I can see the file in the folder but http -t keeps telling me "The specified module could not be found."

Any help will be highly appreciated

Thank you!

Roi

[admin]

Sure all is win32 or win64 ?

[RoiDanton]

Yes I'm sure everything is x64.

[admin]

Recheck if you copied all the files, see readme.


Btw.

What version of Apache and mod-security are you running.

[RoiDanton]

I have downloaded the following files:

11.04.2017 13:14 <DIR> httpd-2.4.25-win64-VC14
11.04.2017 13:14 15.189.553 httpd-2.4.25-win64-VC14.zip
11.04.2017 13:17 <DIR> mod_security-2.9.1-win64-VC14
11.04.2017 13:13 770.697 mod_security-2.9.1-win64-VC14.zip

The file locations:

"D:\Atlassian\Apache24\bin\yajl.dll"
"D:\Atlassian\Apache24\modules\mod_security2.so"

from the httpd.conf:

ServerRoot "D:/Atlassian/Apache24"
LoadModule unique_id_module modules/mod_unique_id.so
LoadModule security2_module modules/mod_security2.so

As I mentionent before the apache was allready runing as reverse proxy.
So its not a problem with the apache.

But httpd tells me:

D:\Atlassian\Apache24\bin>httpd.exe -t
httpd.exe: Syntax error on line 180 of D:/Atlassian/Apache24/conf/httpd.conf: Cannot load modules/mod_security2.so into server: The specified module could not be found.

Thanks for your tries so far

[admin]

Did you copied libcurl.dll to your apache/bin folder ?

[RoiDanton]

wooops and here we go

I have missed that...
Thank you admin for your help!
Its now working