Question

To improve my TWiki speed, I'm attempting to get TWiki working with mod_perl. I've followed the instructions in WindowsModPerlInstallCookbook, but I get a lot (26) of errors in the RCS Store settings. I've tried switching to RcsLite, but none of the users are able to log in, and when I try to create a new user, I receive the error: "Cannot open /twiki/data/Main/TWikiUsers.txt,v for write: Permission denied at c:/twiki/lib/TWiki/Store/RcsLite.pm line 458".

In WindowsModPerlInstallCookbook, I find the "Twiki --> Unix commands: Setting paths in Twiki.cfg so Twiki can find stuff" section a bit confusing.

First, where it says: "make these changes as well * =$safeEnvPath <-- uncomment the line
", I don't find that in the TWiki.cfg file. Is setting "$cfg{SafeEnvPath} = '/cygdrive/c/cygwin/bin;/cygdrive/c/windows/system32';" under the "# **PATH**" section adequate?

Second, for "Be sure to add the PERL5SHELL path as specified in the TestEnv", in the TWiki 4.0 release, configure doesn't allow you to enter a value for PERL5SHELL in the CGI Setup section. Where do I set PERL5SHELL and what do I set it to?

I'll attach my configure file.

Thanks for your help.

Environment

TWiki version:	TWikiRelease04x00x02
TWiki plugins:	DefaultPlugin, EmptyPlugin, InterwikiPlugin
Server OS:	MS Windows XP, sp 2
Web server:	Apache 1.3.34
Perl version:	ActivePerl mod_perl 5.6.1.638
Client OS:	MS Windows XP, sp 2
Web Browser:	Mozilla Firefox 1.5
Categories:	Installation, Performance

-- TWikiGuest - 11 May 2006

Answer

That topic has never been updated for TWiki-4 and, as you have discovered, is totally misleading. I would advise you to undo your changes, and follow ModPerlUnix instead.

-- CrawfordCurrie - 15 May 2006