Hi there,

in order to set up a reverse-proxy via httpd, i want to compile httpd
just with some wanted packages (like mod_ssl, mod_proxy etc.) and want
to kick out the core modules right at the beginning.

1. is this possible (and working) ?
2. how, via --without-package (which package) ?
3. is this the wrong way and can u give me some hints for a better solution?

I was trying to kick all modules by "ClearModuleList" at httpd.conf, but
i get an error. so i want to have httpd as small as possible right from
the beginning.

thanks
Marc

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On 2005-08-20, Marc August <stereokind@gmail.com> wrote:
> to kick out the core modules right at the beginning.

The "core" modules are the modules that are needed, no more, no less.

> 1. is this possible (and working) ?

Sure.

> 2. how, via --without-package (which package) ?

Just use --with-<whatyouneed> and nothing else.
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> 3. is this the wrong way and can u give me some hints for a better solution?[/vbco
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...to do what? you want _your_ version of Apache with the minimun you need
and nothing else, unless you prefer to get a stock apache and then
disable the modules you don't like...

Davide

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>>2. how, via --without-package (which package) ?
>
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> Just use --with-<whatyouneed> and nothing else.

This only compiles my wanted modules in and leaves the core-modules out?

 
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> ...to do what?

..to have _only_ the wanted modules built in, in order to have a
"Apache" Installation just with a minimum amount of modules.

Marc

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On 2005-08-20, Marc August <stereokind@gmail.com> wrote:
> This only compiles my wanted modules in and leaves the core-modules out?

I still don't get what you mean when you say "core-modules"
if you mean the http_core, that's the basic of Apache. So if you don't
want it, don't install Apache at all.

> ..to have _only_ the wanted modules built in, in order to have a
> "Apache" Installation just with a minimum amount of modules.

The minimum amount of modules is no modules at all.

Davide

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"Marc August" <stereokind@gmail.com> schreef in bericht
news:3moue9F17pjt6U3@individual.net... 
> This only compiles my wanted modules in and leaves the core-modules out?
No, it only adds something you want to a default set of modules.

Don't refer to this _set_ by core-modules ... one of them is named _core_,
without that one there is likely no Apache. The bare minimum of modules is
probebly this core AND one of the other modules listed under 'Core Features
and Multi-Processing Modules' at http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/

'ClearModuleList' -from your OP- is obsolete in version 2, further reading
should start at
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/pr.../configure.html just below "Modules
enabled by default"

Your distribution may have alered the set of defaults, so give it a few runs
and check the modules incuded by 'apache -l'.

HansH

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> The minimum amount of modules is no modules at all.

OK, I was thinking about the Reverse-Proxy functionality, which is based
on several packets in my scenario:

-mod_proxy, mod_ssl, mod_proxy_html, mod_headers, mod_cache, mod_deflate

Further I thought about compiling just with this set of modules.

Marc

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> Don't refer to this _set_ by core-modules ... one of them is named _core_,
> without that one there is likely no Apache. The bare minimum of modules is
> probebly this core AND one of the other modules ...

This Statement helps me alot!

Thanks for your links, i will now have a look.

Marc

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On 2005-08-22, Marc August <stereokind@gmail.com> wrote:
> OK, I was thinking about the Reverse-Proxy functionality, which is based
> on several packets in my scenario:
> -mod_proxy, mod_ssl, mod_proxy_html, mod_headers, mod_cache, mod_deflate
> Further I thought about compiling just with this set of modules.

Fine, then you need those modules minimum, remember that you can
compile the modules built-in (no LoadModule required) or compile them
as add-on (need LoadModule). Moreover, if you forget one module built-in,
you have to recompile the whole sheebang, if you use add-on (dynamically
loaded) you can add the module later.

Davide

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