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mod_perl digest
October 29, 2000 - November 4, 2000
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Recent happenings in the mod_perl world...
Features
o mod_perl status
o module announcements
o mailing list highlights
o news
o links
mod_perl status
o mod_perl
- stable: 1.24_01 (released October 10, 2000) [1]
- development: 1.24_02-dev [2]
o Apache
- stable: 1.3.14 (released October 13, 2000) [3]
- development: 1.3.15-dev [4]
o Perl
- stable: 5.6 (released March 23, 2000) [5]
- development: 5.7 [6]
module announcements
o Apache-Filter 1.013 - Alter the output of previous handlers [7]
o Apache-SSI 2.15 - Implement Server Side Includes in Perl [8]
o Apache-Compress 1.003 - Send the content of an HTTP response as
gzip-compressed data [9]
mailing list highlights
o A continuation from last week, there was lots of talk about
mod_backhand, a load balancing module for apache, and how it
compares with a mod_proxy front end to speed up mod_perl [10] [11]
o The call is out for ideas for a mod_perl track at next year's
Open Source Conference [12]
o Several URLs were provided for tools that integrate databases and
SQL with a web interface. [13]
- http://www.oracletool.com/
- http://phpwizard.net/projects/phpMyAdmin/index.html
- http://kenny.itlab.musc.edu/phpSybaseAdmin/
- http://www.php.net/manual/ref.oracle.php
- http://www.wdbi.net
- http://www.vilib.utac.net
o A few techniques for handling exceptions deep within nested
subroutines [14]
o Another performance thread - this time about thin servers, Squid,
mod_proxy, and solid-state disks [15]
news
o Netcraft statistics are out for October [16]
Apache 59.67% IIS 20.16%
mod_perl 1597399 Domains, 183327 IP Addresses [17]
o Security Space October statistics [18]
Apache 57.84% IIS 28.12%
10.11% (134,207) of Apache servers are running mod_perl [19]
links
o The Apache/Perl Integration Project [20]
o mod_perl documentation [21]
o mod_perl modules on CPAN [22]
o mod_perl homepage [23]
o mod_perl list archives [24] [25]
happy mod_perling...
--Geoff
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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[1] http://perl.apache.org/dist/
[2] http://perl.apache.org/from-cvs/modperl/
[3] http://www.apache.org/dist/
[4] http://dev.apache.org/from-cvs/apache-1.3/
[5] http://www.perl.com/pub/language/info/software.html#stable
[6] http://www.perl.com/pub/language/info/software.html#devel
[7] http://forum.swarthmore.edu/epigone/modperl/fedunglex
[8] http://forum.swarthmore.edu/epigone/modperl/yulplandsny
[9] http://forum.swarthmore.edu/epigone/modperl/brouneeglerd
[10] http://forum.swarthmore.edu/epigone/modperl/snendblahwoi
[11] http://forum.swarthmore.edu/epigone/modperl/hiltholsnoo
[12] http://forum.swarthmore.edu/epigone/modperl/shehskelfran
[13] http://forum.swarthmore.edu/epigone/modperl/vaxpranvex
[14] http://forum.swarthmore.edu/epigone/modperl/perdzusex
[15] http://forum.swarthmore.edu/epigone/modperl/dwingnibum
[16] http://www.netcraft.com/survey
[17] http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=apache-modperl-cvs&m=97308359210894&w=2
[18] http://www.securityspace.com/s_survey/data/index.html
[19] http://www.securityspace.com/s_survey/data/man.200009/apachemods.html
[20] http://perl.apache.org
[21] http://perl.apache.org/#docs
[22] http://www.perl.com/CPAN-local/modules/by-module/Apache/
[23] http://www.modperl.com
[24] http://forum.swarthmore.edu/epigone/modperl/
[25] http://archive.covalent.net/modperl/
