Hi, for my diploma thesis I need to implement some of the WebDAV requests into my apache, to make a TWiki installation (an open-source wiki) WebDAV compatible. I know that there is a WebDAV module for the apache but when looking at the needed connection between the Apache and TWiki, writing a custom module/handler for mod_perl (a bit like the CPAN module Apache::WebDAV) than to change the mod_dav code seems to be easier (and better to maintain).
I am quite experienced programming with perl but I have never done anything with mod_perl before. After reading in your documentation and testing some example handlers I still don't really know how to start and there are also some open questions: - I do not understand the link between API and APR functions/methods (I am working on a Debian Server and really don't care for Windows) - in Apache::RequestIO there is the read function but it says that's for reading from client side. Does that mean reading an input stream given by the client? - when can I use normal perl code and when do I have to use one of the provided functions/methods? Is it normal perl code for everything happening on the server (like reading from a file on the server) and mod_perl functions for everything that happens between server and client? Would it be useful to get the mod_perl2 book from Stas Bekman (or other books), or does it handle more of the general "install and setup mod_perl" - themes than writing own handlers? Thanks a lot for help and tips! Carla
