> > Check out slashdot: <URL: http://slashdot.org> which serves up about half a
> > million hits a day (all dynamic) from a single dual xeon box running
> > mod_perl.
>
> What database is this running? Does anyone know?
http://slashdot.org/faq.shtml#Q9
> We are looking to run Oracle 8i
> on a Sun box with Solaris. Our biggest hit has been on the database side. I
> think our mod perl side can take it, but are there special ways we could configure
> it to interact better with a database server, etc?
Read the DBI docs, and then have a look at
http://www.symbolstone.org/technology/perl/DBI/doc/conferences/ for more.
- Perrin
