At 12:47 AM 10/30/2001, Bob Showalter wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: John Griessen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 11:39 AM > > To: David Kirol > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: mod_perl > > > > > > Would one of you give me a little overview and point to best > > docs to read > > for mod_perl and CGI perl. > >If you didn't remove the manual that Apache installs, you should have on >your >system: http://myserver/manual/howto/cgi.html > >For mod_perl, see http://perl.apache.org > > > > > For starters, I tried to put a script at my local apache web > > server root > > directory, and the server just displays the contents as > > text...sounds like a > > web server setting is wrong like an alias... > >Well, you can't just throw things out there and hope they work. You have >to set the server up to handle CGI scripts. See the link above. > > > > > I read a little about apache alias for mod_perl and am > > confused. Can you use > > a normal server where perl scripts run and there is no alias > > of perl to > > mod_perl? What should be the first line of the script to > > point to mod_perl > > without an alias? > >mod_perl is an extension to Apache that bundles the Perl interpreter into >the >Apache server itself. Once this is properly installed and configured, Apache >can run your scripts via this "built-in" Perl. > >Your scripts cannot "call" or "use" mod_perl; it must be installed and >configured into the Apache server. All discussed in great detail at the >site given above.
I would agree. However, it's not always obvious from the way perl.apache.org is organized where the choice documentation lies. The best and most verbose documentation tends to be located at http://perl.apache.org/guide/ which is the official mod_perl guide itself and tends to be the most up-to-date combination FAQ/Performance Tuning/Beginners guide for mod_perl. However, setting up CGI on apache is MUCH easier than mod_perl. I would recommend you begin slow first and then go faster later with mod_perl. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
