John Griessen wrote: >I have not figured out how to run a program yet, though. >Will I be able to run etiher perl or mod perl with the same web server?
Apache can run Perl either through CGI or through mod_perl. You can set up different URLs on the same Apache installation to run cgi and mod_perl. CGI is easier to learn, but mod_perl will teach you more (it's unforgiving on bad code). >When you use mod_perl, do you have to abandon perl modules like LWP to get >speed? Do you still get a benefit from loading LWP functions? LWP is usually used for making web requests, not for creating responses from a webserver. It can be used from any Perl script, whether the script is being run from mod_perl or cgi. mod_perl will usually be 40 times faster than CGI, no matter what modules you load in your Perl. However, you can speed up CGI modules using Apache::Registry - again the best source of information is the amazon link below. >Is the reason to use an emulation of mod-perl because debugging mod_perl >directly is harder? Sort of. I put together Apache::Emulator because I wanted to write Perl scripts at work where we use a Netscape webserver, and I prefer to write mod_perl than CGI. However, I also use Apache::Emulator at home, where I do have access to mod_perl - so I don't need to keep restarting Apache to reload a mod_perl module I'm working on. >Can you point me in the direction of some docs covering this? There is only one good source of information about mod_perl: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/156592567X I haven't found any good starter material on the web. http://perl.apache.org has lots of good stuff once you're up and running. >Know an Austinite who is expert at perl,linux, 2 local computer plus web >host networks with 2.4 kernel and will explain/teach for buying them lunch? Sorry, I'm a limey. Try Mark Lehmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> at Austin Perl Mongers: http://austin.pm.org/ Good luck _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
