# Is mod\_fastcgi really required for Ruby/Apache 2? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [January 22, 2007, 11:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-mod-fastcgi-really-required-for-ruby-apache-2/83002 "2007-01-22T23:47:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 11:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-mod-fastcgi-really-required-for-ruby-apache-2/83002/1 "2007-01-22T23:47:06Z")
Hi, I’m trying to install the latest version of Ruby to work with a just-newly installed Apache 2.2 module on my x86 Fedora Core 5 Linux machine. I read ([http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/RailsOnFedora](http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/RailsOnFedora)) that mod\_fastcgi is required, but when I download, copy the appropriate Makefile and try to make, I get errors (see below if you’re really interested). I also notice that the latest version of mod\_fastcgi is dated 2004. Is this truly required or can I skip this step? Thanks, - Dave ======BEGIN PERILOUS ERROR REPORT=============== [root@localhost mod\_fastcgi-SNAP-0404142202]# cp Makefile.AP2 Makefile [root@localhost mod\_fastcgi-SNAP-0404142202]# make /usr/lib/apr-1/build/libtool --silent --mode=compile gcc -pthread -DLINUX=2 -D\_REENTRANT -D\_GNU\_SOURCE -D\_LARGEFILE64\_SOURCE -I/usr/local/apache2/include -I. -I/usr/include/apr-1 -I/usr/include -I/usr/kerberos/include -prefer-pic -c mod\_fastcgi.c && touch mod\_fastcgi.slo mod\_fastcgi.c: In function ‘init\_module’: mod\_fastcgi.c:271: error: ‘ap\_null\_cleanup’ undeclared (first use in this function) mod\_fastcgi.c:271: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once mod\_fastcgi.c:271: error: for each function it appears in.) mod\_fastcgi.c: In function ‘process\_headers’: mod\_fastcgi.c:726: warning: return makes pointer from integer without a cast mod\_fastcgi.c:730: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast mod\_fastcgi.c:740: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast mod\_fastcgi.c:769: warning: initialization makes pointer from integer without a cast mod\_fastcgi.c:839: warning: return makes pointer from integer without a cast mod\_fastcgi.c:843: warning: return makes pointer from integer without a cast mod\_fastcgi.c: In function ‘set\_uid\_n\_gid’: mod\_fastcgi.c:1023: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘memcpy’ makes pointer from integer without a cast mod\_fastcgi.c:1025: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast mod\_fastcgi.c:1034: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast mod\_fastcgi.c:1035: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast mod\_fastcgi.c: In function ‘do\_work’: mod\_fastcgi.c:2322: error: ‘ap\_null\_cleanup’ undeclared (first use in this function) mod\_fastcgi.c: In function ‘create\_fcgi\_request’: mod\_fastcgi.c:2480: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast mod\_fastcgi.c:2493: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast mod\_fastcgi.c: In function ‘apache\_is\_scriptaliased’: mod\_fastcgi.c:2535: warning: initialization makes pointer from integer without a cast mod\_fastcgi.c: In function ‘post\_process\_for\_redirects’: mod\_fastcgi.c:2560: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘ap\_internal\_redirect\_handler’ makes pointer from integer without a cast mod\_fastcgi.c: In function ‘check\_user\_authentication’: mod\_fastcgi.c:2683: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast mod\_fastcgi.c:2701: warning: comparison between pointer and integer mod\_fastcgi.c: In function ‘check\_user\_authorization’: mod\_fastcgi.c:2750: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast mod\_fastcgi.c:2766: warning: comparison between pointer and integer mod\_fastcgi.c: In function ‘check\_access’: mod\_fastcgi.c:2810: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast mod\_fastcgi.c:2827: warning: comparison between pointer and integer make: \*\*\* [mod\_fastcgi.slo] Error 1 ---
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2007, 1:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-mod-fastcgi-really-required-for-ruby-apache-2/83002/2 "2007-01-23T01:19:26Z")
On Tue, 2007-01-23 at 07:45 +0900, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote: > mod\_fastcgi.slo > mod\_fastcgi.c: In function ‘init\_module’: > mod\_fastcgi.c:271: error: ‘ap\_null\_cleanup’ undeclared (first use in > this function) > mod\_fastcgi.c:271: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only > once mod\_fastcgi isn’t _strictly_ needed, but it is worth the speedup. You can use CGI instead, but not meant for production usage. There are other options such as lightppd, mongrel, etc, but I’ll let others with more experience in that area address that. I on the otherhand do us mod\_fastcgi on an apache 2.0 system for production and I also use an apache 2.2 system as my local testing system (and Webrick occasionally too) Now as to your error, try adding the following to your make file: -D\_LARGEFILE64\_SOURCE I don’t know the entire story on this other than there is a 64/32 bit issue with the size of a datatype in C that is referenced in the apr.h file. I could be wrong on the fix, but it looks like the same one I was getting for a different project. ---
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2007, 8:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-mod-fastcgi-really-required-for-ruby-apache-2/83002/3 "2007-01-23T08:22:09Z")
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote: > I’m trying to install the latest version of Ruby to work with a > just-newly installed Apache 2.2 module on my x86 Fedora Core 5 Linux > machine. I read > ([Peak Obsession](http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/RailsOnFedora)) that > mod\_fastcgi is required, but when I download, copy the appropriate > Makefile and try to make, I get errors (see below if you’re really > interested). I also notice that the latest version of mod\_fastcgi is > dated 2004. Is this truly required or can I skip this step? mod\_fastcgi has a _lot_ of issues that can trip you up, including long- running processes becoming zombies and enigmatic IPC timeouts. Since you’re running on apache 2, I recommend mod\_fcgid instead. Much more stable. Daniel ---
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2007, 5:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-mod-fastcgi-really-required-for-ruby-apache-2/83002/4 "2007-01-23T17:51:17Z")
Thanks for your reply, but that directive was already in the make execution … [root@localhost mod\_fastcgi-SNAP-0404142202]# cp Makefile.AP2 Makefile [root@localhost mod\_fastcgi-SNAP-0404142202]# make /usr/lib/apr-1/build/libtool --silent --mode=compile gcc -pthread -DLINUX=2 -D\_REENTRANT -D\_GNU\_SOURCE -D\_LARGEFILE64\_SOURCE -I/usr/local/apache2/include -I. -I/usr/include/apr-1 -I/usr/include -I/usr/kerberos/include -prefer-pic -c mod\_fastcgi.c && touch mod\_fastcgi.slo (I just cut and paste the first few lines from my original post). - Dave ---
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2007, 6:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-mod-fastcgi-really-required-for-ruby-apache-2/83002/5 "2007-01-23T18:24:29Z")
- removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid (removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I’m trying to install the latest version of Ruby to > work with a just-newly installed Apache 2.2 module > on my x86 Fedora Core 5 Linux machine. I read > ([Peak Obsession](http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/RailsOnFedora)) that > mod\_fastcgi is required, but when I download, copy the appropriate > Makefile and try to make, I get errors (see below if you’re really > interested). I also notice that the latest version of mod\_fastcgi is > dated 2004. Is this truly required or can I skip this step? You can use an application server like mongrel and just use mod\_proxy(\_balancer) if you like. I tend to prefer this to faffing about with FastCGI application managers or fcgi.rb hacks to support external servers. > mod\_fastcgi.c: In function ‘init\_module’: > mod\_fastcgi.c:271: error: ‘ap\_null\_cleanup’ undeclared (first use in > this function) Apache 2.2 drops the ap\_\* functions (or rather, the mapping of ap\_\* to apr\_\*). You can either replace them with the appropriate apr functions, or use this patch: [http://fastcgi.com/archives/fastcgi-developers/2005-December/004060.html](http://fastcgi.com/archives/fastcgi-developers/2005-December/004060.html) Which pretty much does the same thing.