Please Help ! XAMPP with mod_security not working

[wezmaster]

Hi,

I am facing a unique problem.

I am trying to install mod_security on xampp (windows).

I followed these steps :

1. Download and extracted http://www.apachefriends.org/download.php?xampp-portable-win32-1.8.3-1-VC11-installer.exe
2. Tested the apache (works fine)
3. Downloaded http://www.apachelounge.com/download/VC11/modules/modules-2.4-win32-VC11.zip
4. copied mod_security2.so to apache/modules/mod_security2/
5. Edited HTTPD.conf to make these changes
LoadModule security2_module modules/mod_security2/mod_security2.so
LoadModule unique_id_module modules/mod_unique_id.so
6. started apache .. (it works and error log shows mod_security loaded)
7. copied modsecurity.conf to apache/conf/
8. Edited httpd.conf to add this line
Include conf/modsecurity.conf
9. started apache .. (It simply wont start. shows error and tells to check error.log. but nothing registered in error.log)
10. commented Include conf/modsecurity.conf in httpd.conf and started apache (it works)

I am going crazy doing this again and again.. cant figure out what and where it is going wrong. Please help.

Thanks and Regards,

Asim

[Altrea]

Hi wezmaster,

very common you have not set the paths in your modsecurity.conf related to your environment.
Read the comments in your modsecurity.conf file for further information.

best wishes,
Altrea

[wezmaster]

Thanks a lot Altrea for pointing me in right direction..