Apache::AppCluster is now in CPAN and can be accessed at: http://search.cpan.org/search?dist=Apache-AppCluster
This consists of a client and server module that can be used to develop mod_perl clustered web services. A client application can make multiple simultaneous API calls to a mod_perl server (or multiple servers) passing and receiving any perl reference or object as parameters. The server module runs the called module::method in an eval loop and handles errors gracefully while taking advantage of the persistence offered by mod_perl. The client has a bunch of useful methods and includes a timeout for the total time allowed for all remote calls to complete. Let me know if you have any suggestions or find this useful. (or find any bugs) ~mark *snip* The uploaded file Apache-AppCluster-0.02.tar.gz has entered CPAN as file: $CPAN/authors/id/M/MA/MAUNDER/Apache-AppCluster-0.02.tar.gz size: 23995 bytes md5: 0abff0a4a2aa053c9f8ae3c00dd86434 No action is required on your part Request entered by: MAUNDER (Mark D. Maunder) Request entered on: Sun, 06 Jan 2002 16:31:57 GMT Request completed: Sun, 06 Jan 2002 16:33:33 GMT