Webfusion VPS - Installing Actinic Modules

[grantglendinnin]

Morning chaps.

Setting up our new VPS from Webfusion and have ran into a brick wall with installing the modules mentioned in the KB.

The VPS is running Plesk v8.6.0 and requires that the modules are uploaded in *.deb format, which all of the modules I have found are not in.

So, on doing a quick search on the 'net last night, I read about installing through the command line - how I do this with this server, however...well, I'm hit for six.

So, on to the next point - do any of you kind ladies or gentlemen have the required modules in the correct format, or possibly kind enough to point me in the right direction?

Linux servers running Plesk are completely foreign to me, as is playing with Perl for obvious reasons HaHa!

Thanks in advance,
Grant

[Darren B]

login through SSH at the root and install from the command line, use putty for this

[grantglendinnin]

Thanks Darren, that's step one out of the way - I've now got Putty open and logged in.

I have followed CD's advice given on another thread which was to type:

ppm install Digest-MD5

Which gives the following error:

-bash: ppm: command not found

One assumes that either isn't right for this type of server, or I need to physically upload the files first, or something. Lol. More reading time needed I guess.

Cheers,
Grant

[Darren B]

have you tried

perl -MCPAN -e shell;
install Digest::MD5
install Digest::HMAC_MD5

cant promise it will do the job

[grantglendinnin]

Okay, seems it didn't like that one, this is what it's fired back at me:

cpan> install Digest::MD5
CPAN: Storable loaded ok
Fetching with LWP:
  ftp://cpan.etla.org/pub/CPAN/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz
Going to read /root/.cpan/sources/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz
Fetching with LWP:
  ftp://cpan.etla.org/pub/CPAN/modules/02packages.details.txt.gz
Going to read /root/.cpan/sources/modules/02packages.details.txt.gz
  Database was generated on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:28:51 GMT

  There's a new CPAN.pm version (v1.9301) available!
  [Current version is v1.7601]
  You might want to try
    install Bundle::CPAN
    reload cpan
  without quitting the current session. It should be a seamless upgrade
  while we are running...

Fetching with LWP:
  ftp://cpan.etla.org/pub/CPAN/modules/03modlist.data.gz
Going to read /root/.cpan/sources/modules/03modlist.data.gz
Going to write /root/.cpan/Metadata
Running install for module Digest::MD5
Running make for G/GA/GAAS/Digest-MD5-2.38.tar.gz
Fetching with LWP:
  ftp://cpan.etla.org/pub/CPAN/authors/id/G/GA/GAAS/Digest-MD5-2.38.tar.gz
CPAN: Digest::MD5 loaded ok
Fetching with LWP:
  ftp://cpan.etla.org/pub/CPAN/authors/id/G/GA/GAAS/CHECKSUMS
Checksum for /root/.cpan/sources/authors/id/G/GA/GAAS/Digest-MD5-2.38.tar.gz ok
Scanning cache /root/.cpan/build for sizes
Digest-MD5-2.38/
Digest-MD5-2.38/Changes
Digest-MD5-2.38/hints/
Digest-MD5-2.38/hints/dec_osf.pl
Digest-MD5-2.38/hints/irix_6.pl
Digest-MD5-2.38/hints/MacOS.pl
Digest-MD5-2.38/Makefile.PL
Digest-MD5-2.38/MANIFEST
Digest-MD5-2.38/MD5.pm
Digest-MD5-2.38/MD5.xs
Digest-MD5-2.38/META.yml
Digest-MD5-2.38/README
Digest-MD5-2.38/rfc1321.txt
Digest-MD5-2.38/t/
Digest-MD5-2.38/t/align.t
Digest-MD5-2.38/t/badfile.t
Digest-MD5-2.38/t/bits.t
Digest-MD5-2.38/t/clone.t
Digest-MD5-2.38/t/files.t
Digest-MD5-2.38/t/md5-aaa.t
Digest-MD5-2.38/t/utf8.t
Digest-MD5-2.38/typemap

  CPAN.pm: Going to build G/GA/GAAS/Digest-MD5-2.38.tar.gz

Perl's config says that U32 access must not be aligned.
Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Writing Makefile for Digest::MD5
cp MD5.pm blib/lib/Digest/MD5.pm
/usr/bin/perl /usr/share/perl/5.8/ExtUtils/xsubpp  -typemap /usr/share/perl/5.8/ExtUtils/typemap -typemap typemap  MD5.xs > MD5.xsc && mv MD5.xsc MD5.c
cc -c   -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DTHREADS_HAVE_PIDS -DDEBIAN -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -O2   -DVERSION=\"2.38\" -DXS_VERSION=\"2.38\" -fPIC "-I/usr/lib/perl/5.8/CORE"   MD5.c
/bin/sh: cc: command not found
make: *** [MD5.o] Error 127
  /usr/bin/make  -- NOT OK
Running make test
  Can't test without successful make
Running make install
  make had returned bad status, install seems impossible

Any ideas? Unfortunately support don't want to know, even though I did offer to pay them to install the necessary modules

[Darren B]

it was a long shot, CPAN is the cpanels repository not plesks, have you tried to contact plesk

[grantglendinnin]

Okay, I gave Plesk a call and got somewhere - still having issues getting the modules to install - with MD5 I get a successful installation message in Putty, but through the Plesk panel, it says there are no modules installed. Ahh. Thanks for the help you've given so far, Darren

Okay, I'm now on the hunt for somebody with good Linux/Plesk skills to do this for me...can't find the ActEncrypt1024 installation files though, anyone have these, as they no longer exist (AFAIK) on Actinic's site.

Cheers,
Grant

[pinbrook]

can't find the ActEncrypt1024 installation files though, anyone have these, as they no longer exist (AFAIK) on Actinic's site.

Cheers,
Grant

email ben popplestone for the modules

[leehack]

Tell him you like his cool surname, he will get them to you quicker.

[grantglendinnin]

email ben popplestone for the modules

Thanks Jo, e-mailing Ben just now.

Tell him you like his cool surname, he will get them to you quicker.

Indeed, it is a rather impressive surname, pretty cool actually (in the hope Ben reads this comment before the e-mail - I'll get the module files quicker than quick!)

[grantglendinnin]

Okay.

Update time.

On my regular testing machine, I've uploaded Actinic before and after the Perl modules were successfully installed on the server and have noticed there's no difference in upload/download speeds at all. I recall Actinic saying the software will check upon first upload, if the modules are absent, they will use the standard upload method.

Okay, this is all very well.

I've uploaded another out-the-box sample site onto the server (after wiping it clean via FTP) - and the speed was now noticeable.

So, in the hope of getting somewhere without sitting on the phone all day:

Does anyone know how to get Actinic to re-check the server for the presence of the extra perl modules?

Cheers,
Grant

[leehack]

Go into network settings and switch it back on yourself.

[grantglendinnin]

Go into network settings and switch it back on yourself.

One can only assume this is 'Enhanced FTP'? I've tried that but no luck. Suppose it may just be Actinic playing up and requiring another Access repair, 9.0.3 seems to enjoy that a lot

[leehack]

No, enhanced FTP was always there, but if you open up FTP Options, you will see some new additions inside, which are what run the new multi-threading uploads.

[grantglendinnin]

No, enhanced FTP was always there, but if you open up FTP Options, you will see some new additions inside, which are what run the new multi-threading uploads.

Yep, you enable Enhanced FTP, which activates the FTP Options button - and then select Enable compression. This is what I've tried, switching on and off, compacting the database in between, uploading, wiping the server, re-uploading, etc. No luck.

I suppose I'll give it another bash, if not it's off to Actinic with this one

Thanks Lee