Can't use DBI and mod_perl together in Cygwin.

kurt heston kheston@delanobay.com
Sat Dec 18 03:41:00 GMT 2004


AAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGH!!!!!

I've had this burn me before and forgot about it.  Just needed:

setenv SystemRoot C:\\winnt
setenv SystemDrive C:

in my httpd.conf file.

Thanks Brian, have someone near you give you a big pat on the back.  I 
really appreciate your post!



Brian Dessent wrote:

> kurt heston wrote:
> 
> 
>>I've traced my problem to the TCP/IP stack.  The code below gives:
>>
>>"Can't get tcp protocol by name at
>>/var/www/htdocs/groups/Purch/bin/secure/test.cgi line 12"
> 
> 
> You're missing the SYSTEMROOT environment variable in your CGI
> environment.  Recent Cygwin DLLs try to circumvent this, so make sure
> you're using the latest.  Otherwise make sure SYSTEMROOT is set in the
> environment under which the CGI is running.  (That is why it works from
> a prompt but not from CGI.)
> 
> Was this one added to the FAQ yet?
> 
> Brian
> 
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