From: "R. Joseph Newton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Jenda Krynicky wrote: > > No. The original distinction between *.pl and *.plx was the > > interpreter used for CGIs. > > The *.pl was interpreted by perl.exe, while *.plx was interpreted by > > perlIS.dll (In-process Perl interpreter for MS IIS). > > > I know the Installer used to map those two extensions this way, I'm > > not sure what does it do now though (not using Perl for CGI > > currently). > > Still the same, at least on my Win2K box. I'm not sure exactly why > the perlIIS is necessary. perl.exe seems to work fine for CGI work on > my machine.
It's not "necessary". But it's more efficient. If you use perl.exe to run the CGIs the IIS has to create a new process for each request. If you use PerlIS.dll then interpreter stays loaded and no new processes are being spawn. Jenda ===== [EMAIL PROTECTED] === http://Jenda.Krynicky.cz ===== When it comes to wine, women and song, wizards are allowed to get drunk and croon as much as they like. -- Terry Pratchett in Sourcery -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
