---------------------------------------------------------------------- mod_perl digest January 28, 2001 - February 3, 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Recent happenings in the mod_perl world... Features o mod_perl status o module announcements o mailing list highlights o links mod_perl status o mod_perl - stable: 1.25 (released January 29, 2001) [1] - development: 1.25_01-dev [2] o Apache - stable: 1.3.17 (released January 29, 2001) [3] - development: 1.3.18-dev [4] o Perl - stable: 5.6 (released March 23, 2000) [5] - development: 5.7 [6] module announcements o HTML::Mason 1.0 - allows web pages and sites to be constructed from shared, reusable building blocks called components, which contain a mix of Perl and HTML and can call each other and pass values back and forth like subroutines [7] o Apache::ASP 2.09 - provides an Active Server Pages port for Perl scripting only, and enables the development of dynamic web applications with session management and embedded perl code [8] o Apache-Dispatch 0.09 - call PerlHandlers with the ease of Registry scripts [9] o Apache-AuthenCache 0.04 - implements a caching mechanism in order to speed up authentication and to reduce the usage of system resources [10] mailing list highlights o There was an interesting thread on OO design, including a link (http://www.extropia.com/ExtropiaObjects/) to some noteworthy whitepapers [11] o Another OT (but interesting) thread tries to dynamically change the current package [12] o Some people are trying to put their heads together to create a mod_perl adaptor for Web Object [13] o Here is a patch to Apache::SizeLimit that allows for throttling Apache based on unshared memory used instead of process size [14] o There was an RFC for a new mod_perl module that allows granular control over file symlinks [15] o Some thoughts on handling runaway processes [16] links o The Apache/Perl Integration Project [17] o mod_perl documentation [18] o mod_perl modules on CPAN [19] o mod_perl homepage [20] o mod_perl news and advocacy [21] o mod_perl list archives [22] [23] happy mod_perling... --Geoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] http://perl.apache.org/dist/ [2] http://perl.apache.org/from-cvs/modperl/ [3] http://www.apache.org/dist/ [4] http://dev.apache.org/from-cvs/apache-1.3/ [5] http://www.perl.com/pub/language/info/software.html#stable [6] http://www.perl.com/pub/language/info/software.html#devel [7] http://forum.swarthmore.edu/epigone/modperl/crangwhalcray [8] http://forum.swarthmore.edu/epigone/modperl/phulfringfla [9] http://forum.swarthmore.edu/epigone/modperl/phumwhensky [10] http://forum.swarthmore.edu/epigone/modperl/quendphalwand [11] http://forum.swarthmore.edu/epigone/modperl/wixjoonang [12] http://forum.swarthmore.edu/epigone/modperl/climwilblo [13] http://forum.swarthmore.edu/epigone/modperl/spulfrermquix [14] http://forum.swarthmore.edu/epigone/modperl/mermwhelzhar [15] http://forum.swarthmore.edu/epigone/modperl/kilserquen [16] http://forum.swarthmore.edu/epigone/modperl/cloxthastand [17] http://perl.apache.org [18] http://perl.apache.org/#docs [19] http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/Apache/ [20] http://www.modperl.com [21] http://www.take23.org [22] http://forum.swarthmore.edu/epigone/modperl/ [23] http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=apache-modperl&r=1&w=2