Topic: Apache 2.3.16 won't start with ModSecurity 2.6.3

[hankman]

Hi,

I tried to install ModSecurity 2.6.3. on a Windows XP SP3 pc. The apache server won't run after editing the HTTPD file. The security module is in the apache modules directory.
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package is installed.
The latest updates are installed.

Windows event viewer says:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Apache Service
Event Category: None
Event ID: 3299
Date: 2-1-2012
Time: 22:23:23
User: N/A
Computer: WEBHOST
Description:
The Apache service named reported the following error:
>>> httpd.exe: Syntax error on line 520 of C:/Apache23/conf/httpd.conf: Cannot load C:/Apache23/modules/mod_security2.so into server: The specified module could not be found.
But the module is in the right place, I'm sure about that.

Please give me some advice to get ModSecurity running.
Thanks.

[glsmith]

is the libxml2.dll file in Apache's /bin folder?

Every time I have seen this problem it has been because that file was missing. If it is there, I wonder if it is somehow corrupted. Does mod_proxy_html & mod_xml2enc load? They are also linked to this dll.

If they load then maybe the mod_security module is bad, if you are absolutely positive it is at
C:/Apache23/modules/mod_security2.so

I am assuming both Apache and mod_security came from the download page here.

[hankman]

Hi, thanks for your reply.

For some reason the libxml2.dll file has been corrupted. I deleted and reinstalled it again and now the apache server with ModSecurity is running.

Thank you very much for your expertise.

Regards,

Hankman