We don't use any of those hooks into Apache. mod_perl invokes our main handler and, from there, we do everything ourselves. We even built our own authentication and authorization mechanisms, directly into our application, instead of relying on Apache to provide them. We've contained all mod_perl specific code to 2-3 files so that we have more freedom to decide how and where our application will be deployed.
On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 10:37 AM, James Smith <j...@sanger.ac.uk> wrote: > > On 6/14/2016 3:28 PM, John Dunlap wrote: > > https://www.nginx.com/blog/nginx-vs-apache-our-view/ > > Unfortunately for us we actually use some of those 500 things that apache > is good at, that nginx doesn't do: > > - Making use of all the handler/filter hooks in apache; > - Fronting a complex web-application, where requests by definition > take a long time to return (the databases and related queries are complex) > > > > -- The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute is operated by Genome Research > Limited, a charity registered in England with number 1021457 and a company > registered in England with number 2742969, whose registered office is 215 > Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE. > -- John Dunlap *CTO | Lariat * *Direct:* *j...@lariat.co <j...@lariat.co>* *Customer Service:* 877.268.6667 supp...@lariat.co
