How to install mod_xsendfile on mappstack

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FINAL UPDATE: Bitnami will include mod_xsendfile to the MAPP stack as of the next release planned for somewhere around April 8, 2013.

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I have tryed compiling and installing mod_xsendfile on my mappstack5.4.12-0. I have tryed two methods, but I have failed each time:

• Method 1: Automatic install using apxs. Problem => When running command "apxs -cia mod_xsendfile.c", apxs is trying to install mod_xsendfile on my mac instead of installing it on the mappstack and fails because permission is denied when trying to create the .so file in that protected area.

• Method 2: Compiling with apxs and manual installation in Apache. Problem => When running command "apxs -c mod_xsendfile.c" in a folder that I fully own, it produces a .slo file instead of a .so file.

How can I transform this .slo file into a .so file? I couldn't find any relevant result for .slo files in google, nor anything usefull about my 2 issues.

With a .so file, I could install mod_xsendfile manually in Apache using the instructions found in the following references:

• https://tn123.org/mod_xsendfile/

I can't post more than 2 urls, but here is the relevant part for each:

• web-developpeur-php.com/blog/article/mod-xsendfile-forcer-le-telechargement-avec-apache-php
• codeutopia.net/blog/2009/03/06/sending-files-better-apache-mod_xsendfile-and-php/
• elivz.com/blog/single/mod_xsendfile/

Apache manual for apxs: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/programs/apxs.html

This is my first time using apxs and I don't know much about compiling c code

Thanks.

PS: I was able to install mod_xsendfile on the MAPPstack following instructions in stackoverflow answer https://stackoverflow.com/a/9615149/2193168, but I'm getting errors when restarting Apache.

httpd: Syntax error on line 529 of /Applications/mappstack-5.4.12-0/apache2/conf/httpd.conf:
 Cannot load /Applications/mappstack-5.4.12-0/apache2/modules/mod_xsendfile.so into server:
   dlopen(/Applications/mappstack-5.4.12-0/apache2/modules/mod_xsendfile.so, 10):
     Symbol not found: _ap_log_rerror
       Referenced from: /Applications/mappstack-5.4.12-0/apache2/modules/mod_xsendfile.so
         Expected in: flat namespace
           in /Applications/mappstack-5.4.12-0/apache2/modules/mod_xsendfile.so

Answer 1

The question was "how to install mod_xsendfile on the Bitnami MAPPStack".

The answer is: Upgrade to the latest version, because Bitnami included it in the stack in response to my question and popular interest for mod_xsendfile. Also, you may read these additionnal instructions from Bitnami.