Skip to content

WebDyne::Install::Apache::Constant

NAME

WebDyne::Install::Apache::Constant - Apache-install discovery and template constants for WebDyne

SYNOPSIS

use WebDyne::Install::Apache::Constant;

DESCRIPTION

WebDyne::Install::Apache::Constant discovers Apache-related paths and defaults used by the Apache installer. It resolves the Apache binary, configuration directories, module directories, mod_perl library path, Apache runtime user/group, SELinux helpers, and template filenames used by WebDyne::Install::Apache.

CONSTANTS

Commonly used constants include:

  • MP2_INSTALLED

    Boolean indicating whether mod_perl 2 appears to be installed.

  • HTTPD_BIN

    Resolved path to the Apache httpd binary.

  • APACHECTL_BIN

    Resolved path to apachectl or apache2ctl, used as a fallback source for Apache -V configuration output.

  • APXS_BIN

    Resolved path to apxs, apxs2, or apxs2.4, used to query Apache development installation paths when available.

  • DIR_APACHE_CONF

    Resolved Apache configuration directory.

  • DIR_APACHE_CONF_ENABLED

    Resolved Debian-style enabled configuration directory when conf-available and conf-enabled are detected.

  • DIR_APACHE_MODULES

    Resolved Apache modules directory.

  • FILE_MOD_PERL_LIB

    Resolved mod_perl shared library path.

  • APACHE_UNAME / APACHE_GNAME

    Detected Apache user and group names.

  • APACHE_UID / APACHE_GID

    Detected Apache user and group numeric identifiers.

  • FILE_WEBDYNE_CONF_TEMPLATE / FILE_WEBDYNE_CONF

    Input template filename and rendered Apache config filename.

  • FILE_WEBDYNE_CONF_PL_TEMPLATE / FILE_WEBDYNE_CONF_PL

    Input template filename and rendered WebDyne Perl config filename.

  • SELINUX_CONTEXT_HTTPD / SELINUX_CONTEXT_LIB

    SELinux context names used during installation checks and setup.

  • SELINUX_ENABLED_BIN / SELINUX_CHCON_BIN / SELINUX_SEMANAGE_BIN

    Discovered helper binaries used for SELinux detection and context changes.

METHODS

This module also exposes helper routines used internally by the installer:

  • httpd_bin()

    Locate the Apache executable.

  • apachectl_bin()

    Locate the Apache control executable.

  • apxs_bin() / apxs_config()

    Locate APXS and query Apache development installation paths.

  • httpd_config()

    Inspect Apache configuration and derive path details.

  • dir_apache_conf()

    Resolve the Apache configuration directory.

  • dir_apache_modules()

    Resolve the Apache modules directory.

  • file_mod_perl_lib()

    Locate the mod_perl shared library.

  • mp2_installed()

    Determine whether mod_perl 2 support is available.

AUTHOR

Andrew Speer andrew.speer@isolutions.com.au

LICENSE and COPYRIGHT

This file is part of WebDyne.

This software is copyright (c) 2026 by Andrew Speer andrew.speer@isolutions.com.au.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

Full license text is available at:

http://dev.perl.org/licenses/