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NAME

Apache2::ASP::Manual::GettingStarted - Getting started with Apache2::ASP

DESCRIPTION

Apache2::ASP is a web application development framework similar to Microsoft Classic ASP, Microsoft ASP.Net, JSP, ColdFusion or PHP.

NOTE: Apache2::ASP is not an exact copy of Microsoft Classic ASP or ASP.Net, and code written for Classic ASP or ASP.Net will not function under Apache2::ASP.

Right out of the box, Apache2::ASP provides a robust set of tools and best-practices that make it easy to build web applications.

INSTALLATION: LINUX

Installation on any UNIX/Linux system is fairly straightforward.

Just follow these steps:

  • Install Apache httpd 2.x

    If installed from source, you get all the development libraries and tools by default.

    If it is installed from an RPM, DEB or other package, make sure to install the "development" libraries as well. Otherwise, you will not be able to install other modules that Apache2::ASP depends on.

  • Install mod_perl 2.04 or higher.

    Previous versions had some issues.

    Just install via CPAN or from source, available at http://perl.apache.org/download/.

  • Install libapreq2

    This generally goes well via CPAN, by installing Apache2::Request.

    If you run into problems, go to http://httpd.apache.org/apreq/download.cgi and download libaprec2.x yourself and install from source.

    THEN you can install Apache2::Request via CPAN. Skip the tests - you're probably fine.

  • Install CGI::Apache2::Wrapper via CPAN.

    It's generally not necessary to run the test suite. Feel free to skip the tests.

  • Make sure you have libxml2.

    Ubuntu: sudo aptitude search libxml2

    Redhat: rpm -qa | grep libxml

    OSX: ???

    Solaris: ???

  • Install Apache2::ASP

    With the main prerequisites out of the way, you are all set.

INSTALLATION: WINDOWS

If you're trying to run Apache2::ASP on Windows, you'll need to get the following installed before you install Apache2::ASP:

  • Apache httpd 2.x

  • mod_perl 2.x

    You will also need the development headers, so just installing the DLL won't work.

  • libapreq2.x

  • sqlite

    You will also need the development headers, so just installing the DLL won't work.