Re: How to solve the problem that cannot locate perl.dll

"Max" <tk950621_at_yahoo.com.cn> wrote in message news:<chn2ij$2r95$1_at_mail.cn99.com>...

> I use the windows 2000 server + oracle 8i. It's ok before I use a
> software to clean the registry. But after I clean the registry the
> service OracleOraHome81HTTPServer can't start up with an error:
>
> Apache.exe - Unable To locate DLL
> the dynamic link library perl.dll could not be found in the specified
> path:
> d:/oracle/ora81/apache/apache/modules;.;c:\winnt\system32;
> c:\winnt\system;c:\winnt\
>
> I add loadfile command in httpd.conf file. Though there's no error
> message, the service still cannot start up.

Hmm, normally perl.dll should be located in the folder d:/oracle/ora81/apache/apache/modules; is it still there?

You also see, that those "Registry Cleaners" are dangerous stuff; obviously, it removed an entry that is still needed (probably an application path entry from
"HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths"). I hope, that the cleaner you used has created an "undo" file, so you can check for what has been removed.

So, I would

1. Check if perl.dll is still located in d:/oracle/ora81/apache/apache/modules; if you cannot find it in ANY folder, it must have been deleted somehow and you must restore it.
2. Check, what search path is used with apache.exe; if you found perl.dll in a folder, this folder must be in Appache.exe's path, i.e. either in the global PATH or in the application path specified for Apache.exe (Registry key "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\apache.exe")
3. Make sure, that Apache finds perl.dll either in the PATH or in it's application path.