I found an interesting website (if any other user is interested)
http://take23.org/whatis_mod_perl.xml
I will finish my project using normal perl with the DB and if speed is too
slow I'll try mod_perl
Etienne
Bob Showalter wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Etienne Marcotte [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 1:39 PM
> > To: Brett W. McCoy
> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: mod_perl
> >
> >
> > Ok, thanks for the infos.
> >
> > Do I need to type use mod_perl; in scripts?
>
> No. A script cannot "invoke" mod_perl; it's the other way around. The
> Apache server configuration must be set up to enable mod_perl to handle
> the request. When this is done, mod_perl will call a handler, typically
> Apache::Registry, which in turn will call your script.
>
> > And is scipting in strict enough as of "good" scripting is involved?
>
> For Apache::Registry, see the caveats in the mod_perl guide.
>
> The two main things to deal with are:
>
> 1. You cannot have file-scoped "my" variables and access them from
> subs in your script. You typically need to change these to globals
> using "our". The reason for this is documented in the mod_perl guide.
>
> 2. Since the perl interpreter hangs around after your script is finished
> (since it's part of the Apache process), global variables will retain
> their values between invocations of your script. You either need to make
> sure and properly initialize any global variables, or use "local" to
> get fresh copies for each invocation that are freed at the end of your
> script.
>
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