I want to write a Web Hosting Control Panel for virtually hosting web sites
(100 to 1000 per server). I am debating whether to write it in Perl,
mod_perl or C. I want to write it in mod_perl because it would be faster
than Perl and easier to write than C. However, In his article on modperl
and ISP's, Stas says:
>>Note that it's impossible to run suEXEC and cgiwrap extensions under
mod_perl.
>>Of course as an ISP you can run mod_perl internally, without allowing your
>>users to map their scripts so that they will run under mod_perl. If as a
part of
>>your service you provide scripts such as guest books, counters etc. which
are
>>not available for user modification, you can still can have these scripts
running
>>very fast.
I have 2 questions:
1.) How do you "run mod-perl internally"?
2.) If is there a way to "run mod-perl internally" so that suEXEC and/or
cgiwrap can be run for security purposes.
The whole reason I hesitate to use mod_perl is because this will be a
virtual hosting environment where lots of users could "do anything", and I
want to take all of the security precautions I can. But if it's at all
possible to do it securely, then I would love to use mod_perl because it
would be much easier than C.
Any input anyone has would be greatly appreciated!
Sincerely,
Dr. John V. Jaskolski
