Install Apache Modules on Custom Path

apache-2.2installationpath

I have installed apache2 into my home folder by specifying the ./configure –prefix="$HOME". It works fine. Now I am trying to install mod_wsgi. I try ./configure –prefix="$HOME", as well as –libexecdir="$HOME", however when performing a make install I get the following:

/usr/sbin/apxs -i -S LIBEXECDIR=/usr/libexec/apache2 -n 'mod_wsgi' mod_wsgi.la
/usr/share/httpd/build/instdso.sh SH_LIBTOOL='/usr/share/apr-1/build-1/libtool/mod_wsgi.la /usr/libexec/apache2
/usr/share/apr-1/build-1/libtool --mode=install cp mod_wsgi.la /usr/libexec/apache2/
libtool: install: cp .libs/mod_wsgi.so /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_wsgi.so
cp: /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_wsgi.so: Permission denied
apxs:Error: Command failed with rc=65536

I'm guessing it's since I don't do sudo, but I don't want to. How can I make it install into Home, so that sudo isn't necessary. I feel like this should be obvious but maybe I'm missing something.

Best Answer

The correct way is not to copy the mod_wsgi.so file by hand, but use the --with-apxs option to configure for mod_wsgi when you build it to tell it where your Apache installation's apxs script is:

./configure --with-apxs=$HOME/bin/apxs

By not doing this you have compiled mod_wsgi against the wrong Apache and the result could be incompatible with the Apache you have in your home directory.

The use of the --with-apxs option is clearly described towards the start of the installation instructions.

So long at you use --with-apxs, the install step should copy it to the correct Apache installation.

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Here are the steps that I have done to successfully build and install the Apache httpd-2.4.10 and OpenSSL openssl-1.0.1j on Solaris 10.

Download following software
openssl-1.0.1j.tar.gz
httpd-2.4.10.tar.gz
apr-1.5.1.tar.gz
apr-util-1.5.4.tar.gz
pcre-8.36.tar.gz
Verify Make and CC
By default gcc is at /usr/sfw/bin/gcc and make is at /usr/ccs/bin/make

Include following in the PATH
usr/local/ssl/bin:/usr/sfw/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/ccs/bin

Include following in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH
/usr/local/lib:/usr/local/ssl/lib
Build and install openssl-1.0.1j
Unzip and un-tar openssl-1.0.1j.tar.gz to /usr/local/openssl-1.0.1j
Execute following commands in order. The shared parameter is very important so that it can be linked with httpd-2.4.10 build for SSL enabling.
```
$ cd /usr/local/openssl-1.0.1j
$ ./config shared
$ make
$ make test
$ make install
```
By default it installs openssl at /usr/local/ssl
Install pcre-8.36 Unzip and un-tar pcre-8.36.tar.gz to /usr/local/ pcre-8.36

Execute following commands in order
```
$ cd /usr/local/ pcre-8.36
$ ./configure 
$ make
$ make install
```
By default, make install installs the package's commands under /usr/local/bin, include files under /usr/local/include, etc.
Build and install httpd-2.4.10

Unzip and un-tar httpd-2.4.10.tar.gz to /usr/local/httpd-2.4.10

Unzip and un-tar apr-1.5.1.tar.gz to /usr/local/httpd-2.4.10/srclib
Rename /usr/local/apr-1.5.1 to /usr/local/apr

Unzip and un-tar apr-util-1.5.4.tar.gz to /usr/local/httpd-2.4.10/srclib
Rename /usr/local/apr-util to /usr/local/apr-util

Execute following commands in order
```
$ ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/apache2 --with-included-apr --enable-so –enable-ssl=shared --with-ssl=/usr/local/ssl
$ make
$ make install
```
It installs it at /usr/local/apache2

The installation is complete. To enable SSL and Proxy, update /usr/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf with uncommentting following lines

LoadModule socache_shmcb_module modules/mod_socache_shmcb.so

LoadModule proxy_module modules/mod_proxy.so
LoadModule proxy_connect_module modules/mod_proxy_connect.so
LoadModule proxy_ftp_module modules/mod_proxy_ftp.so
LoadModule proxy_http_module modules/mod_proxy_http.so
LoadModule proxy_fcgi_module modules/mod_proxy_fcgi.so
LoadModule proxy_scgi_module modules/mod_proxy_scgi.so
LoadModule proxy_wstunnel_module modules/mod_proxy_wstunnel.so
LoadModule proxy_ajp_module modules/mod_proxy_ajp.so
LoadModule proxy_balancer_module modules/mod_proxy_balancer.so
LoadModule proxy_express_module modules/mod_proxy_express.so

LoadModule slotmem_shm_module modules/mod_slotmem_shm.so
LoadModule ssl_module modules/mod_ssl.so

Include conf/extra/httpd-ssl.conf

Now you can work on httpd-ssl.conf as you usually do to complete your configuration

Installing mod_wsgi into apache2 on Mac OS X

Run:

sudo apachectl -t

and you will clearly see that you made an error in your configuration. Use:

LoadModule wsgi_module /usr/local/Cellar/mod_wsgi/3.2/libexec/mod_wsgi.so

as instructions should tell you. Ie., use 'wsgi_module' and not 'mod_wsgi_module'. See:

http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/QuickInstallationGuide#Loading_Module_Into_Apache

If HomeBrew is telling you otherwise their instructions are wrong.

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