472 V7122 GatewayUser GuideAPPENDIX J: I NSTALLATION ANDCONFIGURATION OF A PACHE HTTPSERVERThis appendix describes the installation and configuration of Apache’s HTTP server with Perlscript environment (required for recording).Windows 2000/XP Operation SystemsFor detailed installation information, seehttp://perl.apache.org/docs/2.0/os/win32/config.html.To configure the Apache HTTP server and mod_perl version 2.0 software:Additional required software: an uploading script (put.cgi), supplied with the softwarepackage.1 Download the third party Perl-5.8-win32-bin.exe, installation file, from the following link:www.apache.org/dist/perl/win32-bin/Perl-5.8-win32-bin.exe. The installation file includes:Apache 2.0.46, Perl 5.8.0 and mod_perl-1.99 (the content of the file and the softwareversion are subject to modification and changes in the future).For full installation instructions see www.apache.org/dist/perl/win32-bin/Perl-5.8-win32-bin.readme.2 To start the installation wizard run the Perl-5.8-win32-bin.exe file.3 During the installing, you are prompt to determine the Destination Folder under which thepackage is installed, it is advised to provide a non-spaced path (such as:c:\\directory_name_without_spaces).4 In the following screen (configuration): uncheck the “Build html docs” and “ConfigureCPAN pm” checkboxes, if they are present. If you are prompted to bring “nmake" answerno.5 After the installation is complete, add the “/path/perl/bin” and “/path/apache2/bin” (pathstands for the path that was previously specified in the “Destination Folder”) directories tothe system known path. Open the Control PanelÆSystemÆAdvancedÆEnvironmentVariables, inside the System Variables dialog box choose “Path” and click the Editbutton; in the opened Variable Value checkbox append both of the paths to the existinglist. Restart window in order to activate the new paths.6 Open the Apache2/conf/httpd.conf file for editing and set the parameterMaxKeepAliveRequests to 0 (enables an unlimited number of requests during a
