Chapter 17. mod_perl
IN THIS CHAPTER
“These then, were the mountains, which the Lutherans believe they can remove with their faith. I greatly doubt it.” | ||
| --The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter—Ambrose Bierce | ||
As we discussed in the Chapter 15, “CGI Programs,” CGI has a lot of problems. Primarily, it boils down to one thing—it's slow. mod_perl addresses most of the problems that cause slowness in CGI programs. There are some tradeoffs, but most of them are acceptable, given the benefits.
What Is mod_perl?
mod_perl is an Apache module that embeds a Perl interpreter into the Apache process. This enables ...
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