Problems Setting Up Apache::Template

ignatz has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

From the Junior Sysadmin Dept:

For the first time I'm trying to set up Apache::Template on a server (httpd 1.3.17 on Solaris) and the output from them templates is including some wacky extra characters:

## /usr/local/www/docroot/simple.tt2 line 1 : [% INCLUDE simpletop.tt2
+ %] ##
<html><head><title>Simple</title></head><body>
<h2>yadayadayada</h2>


## /usr/local/www/docroot/simple.tt2 line 4 : [% PERL %] ##
Fri Mar 14 13:13:24 2003<br>


## /usr/local/www/docroot/simple.tt2 line 11 : [% INCLUDE simplebottom
+.tt2 %] ##
</body></html>
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Here are the templates:

yada.tt2

[% INCLUDE simpletop.tt2 %]
<h2>yadayadayada</h2>

[% PERL %]

print scalar localtime;
print '<br>';

[% END %]

[% INCLUDE simplebottom.tt2 %]
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simpletop.tts

<html><head>
<title>Simple</title></head><body>
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simplebottom.tts

</body>
</html>
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from httpd.conf

PerlModule Apache::Template

TT2EvalPerl     On
TT2LoadPerl     On
TT2Recursion    On
TT2Debug        On
TT2Headers      all
TT2Params       all
TT2Trim         On

TT2CacheSize    64
TT2CompileDir   /tmp/tt2
TT2CompileExt   .ttc
#TT2PreProcess   config.tt2
TT2IncludePath  /usr/local/www/inc/tt2 

<Files *.tt2>
    SetHandler      perl-script
    PerlHandler     Apache::Template
</Files>

Alias /tt2 "/usr/local/www/inc/tt2"
<Location "/tt2">
    SetHandler      perl-script
    PerlHandler     Apache::Template
</Location>
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Any clues on how I can get this sucka to work?

thanks!

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Re: Problems Setting Up Apache::Template by perrin (Chancellor) on Mar 14, 2003 at 20:08 UTC
I've never bothered with Apache::Template, but it looks to me like you have the debug flag on. Maybe that's it.	[reply]
Re: Re: Problems Setting Up Apache::Template by ignatz (Vicar) on Mar 14, 2003 at 20:17 UTC
I swear to you that I tried it with the debug flag off and it did the same thing. Really. I did... Nevertheless, just to humor you I tried it again. Just to be extra doubly sure I cleared the cache and TADA! it's fixed. perrin++ For a little closure, here's the updated httpd.conf section: `PerlModule Apache::Template TT2EvalPerl On TT2LoadPerl On TT2Recursion On TT2Debug Off TT2Headers all TT2Params all TT2Trim On TT2CacheSize 64 TT2CompileDir /tmp/tt2 TT2CompileExt .ttc TT2IncludePath /usr/local/www/inc/tt2 <Files .tt2> SetHandler perl-script PerlHandler Apache::Template </Files> Alias /tt2 "/usr/local/www/inc/tt2" <Location "/tt2"> SetHandler perl-script PerlHandler Apache::Template </Location>` [download] MORAL:* One must crawl before one can walk, even with config files. ()-() \"/ `	[reply] [d/l]


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