Apache :: Defeated by manual apache build and install

GreatBigBore · Joined: 22 Jan 2014 Posts: 3 Location: Chico

I tried posting a question about my apache woes on serverfault.com, but the snobs there voted my question down.

The primary problem is that I have no idea what I'm doing. I'm not a server guy. I'm a programmer who has inherited a non-programming project.

I'm trying to build and install apache. I've followed all the instructions on the apache website, but I'm still running into fiddly problems here and there. Is it possible to build and install without being an expert in all things apache? Is there some documentation geared toward people with little experience?

Presumably the answer to both of those questions is "no". So I'll just ask about the latest fiddly problem. We have MAMP running just fine, but we want to have more control. I figured I should start by running the new apache with the httpd.conf from our MAMP setup. When I do this, apachectl complains that it can't find mod_authn_default.so, which is specified in the httpd.conf file. Per my n00bish understanding of the apache doc, I tried to run the configure program with --enable-authn_default (and a zillion other permutations like that), but to no avail. How can I get apache to load this and any other modules it needs?

Thanks to everyone who doesn't beat me up or vote me down for asking questions when I don't know where to look for the answers.

covener · Joined: 23 Nov 2008 Posts: 59

Looks like you took a conf from one release and tried to run it under the other. But you didn't mention versions of either one.

If you do insist on copying a config across releases, you'll need to go line by line through the upgrading.html in the manual for the release you're moving to.

For example, mod_authn_default is not present in 2.4. So you need to stop trying to load it rather than try to rebuild for a module that doesn't exist.

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/upgrading.html

GreatBigBore · Joined: 22 Jan 2014 Posts: 3 Location: Chico

Haha, I didn't even realize that httpd.conf was different across versions. I'll try again with the one that comes with the download from apache.org. Thanks very much.