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in thread SetEnv PERL5LIB in htaccess for Apache 2.2 versus 1.3

... define them under a different variable and incorporate that into a wrapping class. This stops me polluting the core perl variables, and it clearly shows the purpose.

Can you give example, how you do that?

Regards,
Edward
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Re^3: SetEnv PERL5LIB in htaccess for Apache 2.2 versus 1.3
by scorpio17 (Canon) on Jul 03, 2007 at 13:22 UTC
    Here's what I suggest:

    Somewhere in you apache config file, add something like this (the exact path can vary, of course): 

    PerlRequire /var/www/perl/startup.pl

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    Then create startup.pl so that it looks like this: 

    use lib qw(/path/to/my/modules);

use MY::MODULE;

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    The use lib line adds directories to the search path. If you actually put use MY::MODULE in the startup file, these modules will be preloaded when apache starts up.

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      Hi,
      Thanks so much for your reply.

      I don't have the SU power, thus cannot modify config of Apache2.2. I maybe able to ask Admin to modify the Apache config. But I think I cannot ask to customize the Apache config for my home working directory (otherwise he would have to do that for everybody)

      Do you have suggestion how can I get around it with your solution? Is there a generic way the sysadmin can modify the Apache config?

      Regards,
      Edward
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