I think running Ignix as front-end server and mod_perl for backend
server is the more popular choice.
If you want the speed of mod_event for static content and the power of mod_perl
for dynamic content - the best way is to run a lightweight mod_event apache in
front of a mod_prefork to run
If you want the speed of mod_event for static content and the power of mod_perl
for dynamic content - the best way is to run a lightweight mod_event apache in
front of a mod_prefork to run the mod_perl
tbh this is exactly the set up most people use for other heavy backends
(mod_fastcgi