The problem is I don't think there is mod_perl is quite a unique infrastructure
- across all language I believe! I don't think any other language/framework
gives you this level of flexibility.
Most frameworks just concentrate on the request phase and shoe horn everything
in there - so you can't mix and match which technologies you use for different
parts of the release cycle.
I looked at rewriting our framework in PSGI - dancer - and although it is
possible we would have had to throw away 50% of the ultra-cool features or
implement a fake request cycle with the request phase {to mimic what most
dancer developers do anyway} but then putting the configurable logic in would
add a whole new issue - apache has this nice config framework all setup you can
use.
The other bit that as missing was the non-Perl part to be able to have
different parts of the process handled by different languages (even the
response phase)
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Albert <j...@netrition.com>
Sent: 18 March 2021 04:01
To: modperl@perl.apache.org
Subject: mod_perl alternatives [EXT]
Given the recent discussion on the need for mod_perl PMC members and the
disclosure that there is no active development on mod_perl this seems like an
appropriate time to start a thread on a discussion of mod_perl alternatives
inline with the various means of using mod_perl from the low level use of
interfacing with the Apache server to the quick and dirty stuff
(ModPerl::PerlRun, I believe to keep Perl and modules in memory).
I've seen mod_fcgid proposed in posts on other forums. Has anyone played with
alternatives? I expect the low level Apache interaction might be difficult to
duplicate at least to continue to do so in Perl. Perhaps the ModPerl::PerlRun
approach of keeping Perl and modules in memory is a potential starting point
for discussion for those using mod_perl at the most basic level.
Jim
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