On 21 May 2002 at 22:23, Gregory Matthews wrote: > Here's an odd question for you. Why is it when I go to places like > cgi-resources.com and other cgi repositories, mod_perl applications > are far and few between...commercially that is? > > All I see are common cgi scripts written in plain perl. > > Does it have anything to do with the configurability tasks involved on > the customers box, i.e., once the sale is made? > > If this is the wrong place for a question like this, I apologize. > Just curious.
I think it's a good question. Unlike I reckon most people on this list, I live in a virtual world. I started my first programming job at an ad agency and even the site we did for FedEx went on a virtual server. I think the vast majority of people out there are also running virtual servers. Only recently did the company we host at offer mod_perl as an option. But then to offer an application for the public at large (not just to mod_perl developers) to download and install ... well, that's another beast. Always best to look at those with some expertise. Extropia for example. I downloaded their ProjectTracker and it was a cgi installation (and made extremely easy to install). I didn't look but I bet I could turn it into a handler. I took their experience and turned my image gallery application into a cgi application. Anyone who knows can turn the cgi handlers into mod_perl handlers otherwise it will work in standard cgi environment or under Apache::Registry. Even so, when helping people (and usually people for whom an ftp gui is "tech") install cgi applications on virtual servers is rarely simple. Even today I cannot run most of the large scale mod_perl applications as I'm still using virtual servers and most of the mod_perl apps require a greater degree of control than I have. PHP on the other hand, it's everywhere. I have a link to a PHP image gallery on my site that is quite nice. I offer it as an alternative to my application . It can be installed from the web browser. I have installed Perl cgi applications where that was been done as well. I cannot imagine doing that for mod_perl applications though. In short, mod_perl applications using handlers has a very dedicated and passionate but limited audience imho. Peter -- http://www.readbrazil.com/ Answering Your Questions About Brazil
