Topic: How to compile and build Moduls on Windows

[BigBen]

Hello,

first: I'm at the first contact with Windows as Server, never touched an Apache before or just thought about a second how it will feel to compile a C-file.
I think all of you will think "what a stupid question" but I don't know what else I should do.
I need to import the Module mod_auth_mysql available at http://modauthmysql.sourceforge.net. But this is not a .so or a zip that contains a so-file, it is the source code in C...
As I said before, I never worked with C. But what should I do. I've searched the web how to compile and build an Apache-Module on Windows, all tutorials and pages are about Linux and its make install... blubb blubb...
So I've tried to compile it by myself. I have downloaded the ICC-win32 Compiler and load the C-File... but all I've tried does not work , my Question:
Is it so easy to create a "usable" module on Windows or is it so hard that nobody has described it in the web???
Please help!!!! Can somebody tell me where I can download the mod_auth_mysql.so. Such a so is just need to copy into the modules folder in the Apache folder, or? How can I compile/build/install/create/whatever such a so-file?

THANKS!!!!

Ben

[Bobscrachy]

I would like to know this too. I just asked the same question this morning on the module forum.

http://www.apachelounge.com/viewtopic.php?t=1682

[BigBen]

thx,... i've found the module on the web at xampp, that works, but now i need the mod authnz ldap. I've read that modules are in differnt states and it's possible to compile them when compiling the whole apache and not installing the apache, but how thus this work under windows?

[glitsj16]

Hi, no specific experience with mod_auth_mysql, but I found these in my bookmarks ...

[1] compiling Apache for Microsoft Windows (official documentation):
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/platform/win_compiling.html

[2] for quirks with the above, Apache Wiki (official documentation):
http://wiki.apache.org/httpd/Platform

[3] binary mod_authn_mysql: did you try
http://www.gknw.de/development/apache/ ?

[4] mod_authnz_ldap.so is part of Apache Lounge's windows builds


Gdluck and enjoy.

[BigBen]

hey glitsj16,

especially [4] mod_authnz_ldap.so is part of Apache Lounge's windows builds is great!
I think I will use this precompiled version, because i've tried to compile it with Visual Studiol 2005 but i've found no describtion at best: step-by-step for idiots like me does anyone knows a good tutorial, for example at the unbelievible good page "Apache Lounge"?

[eklunds]

I'd also like to find the mod_auth_mysql.so module already built for a Win32 environment -- XP Pro SP3, Apache 2.2.11, MySQL 5.1 in my case. I don't want mod_authn_mysql (mentioned in this thread).

Thanks for any help anyone can give.