Re: [Boston.pm] Affordable web hosting service that offers mod_perl?

2005-10-27 Thread Sherm Pendley
On Oct 27, 2005, at 7:26 AM, David Cantrell wrote: > On Wed, Oct 26, 2005 at 04:12:30PM -0400, Sherm Pendley wrote: > >> An admin doesn't have to allow the developer full access to >> everything mod_perl can do. > > Oh? I thought it was always possible to delve into Apache's guts. Not at all. To

Re: [Boston.pm] Affordable web hosting service that offers mod_perl?

2005-10-27 Thread David Cantrell
On Wed, Oct 26, 2005 at 04:12:30PM -0400, Sherm Pendley wrote: > An admin doesn't have to allow the developer full access to > everything mod_perl can do. Oh? I thought it was always possible to delve into Apache's guts. > A common configuration used with mod_perl is to service only static

Re: [Boston.pm] Affordable web hosting service that offers mod_perl?

2005-10-26 Thread Ben Tilly
On 10/26/05, Sherm Pendley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Oct 26, 2005, at 11:15 AM, Tom Metro wrote: > > > I've often wondered if this greater power in mod_perl has been a > > hindrance rather than a help to the Perl web development community. > > Would we have been better off if, in addition to

Re: [Boston.pm] Affordable web hosting service that offers mod_perl?

2005-10-26 Thread Sherm Pendley
On Oct 26, 2005, at 11:15 AM, Tom Metro wrote: > I've often wondered if this greater power in mod_perl has been a > hindrance rather than a help to the Perl web development community. > Would we have been better off if, in addition to mod_perl (for the > rare > cases when you do need low-level a

Re: [Boston.pm] Affordable web hosting service that offers mod_perl?

2005-10-26 Thread Uri Guttman
> "DT" == Drew Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: DT> On Oct 26, 2005, at 12:00 PM, Christopher Morgan wrote: >> What alternatives to mod_perl would speed up running cgi scripts >> but not >> require a dedicated server? DT> Off the top of my head there's fastcgi (popular w/ the ra

Re: [Boston.pm] Affordable web hosting service that offers mod_perl?

2005-10-26 Thread Uri Guttman
> "CM" == Christopher Morgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: CM> David, CM> The ADB (Association for Dumb Bastards) is going to hear about this!(:->) i bet you joined as a member and are now the president! :) actually the US prez is also a member! uri -- Uri Guttman -- [EMAIL PROTE

Re: [Boston.pm] Affordable web hosting service that offers mod_perl?

2005-10-26 Thread Christopher Morgan
.pm] Affordable web hosting service that offers mod_perl? On Wed, Oct 26, 2005 at 12:00:13PM -0400, Christopher Morgan wrote: > What alternatives to mod_perl would speed up running cgi scripts but > not require a dedicated server? In many cases - not coding like a dumb bastard :-) -- David

Re: [Boston.pm] Affordable web hosting service that offers mod_perl?

2005-10-26 Thread Drew Taylor
On Oct 26, 2005, at 12:00 PM, Christopher Morgan wrote: > What alternatives to mod_perl would speed up running cgi scripts > but not > require a dedicated server? Off the top of my head there's fastcgi (popular w/ the rails/lighttpd folks), speedycgi, and pperl. [I'm not sure if pperl can be

Re: [Boston.pm] Affordable web hosting service that offers mod_perl?

2005-10-26 Thread David Cantrell
On Wed, Oct 26, 2005 at 12:00:13PM -0400, Christopher Morgan wrote: > What alternatives to mod_perl would speed up running cgi scripts but not > require a dedicated server? In many cases - not coding like a dumb bastard :-) -- David Cantrell | Benevolent Dictator Of The World Good advice

Re: [Boston.pm] Affordable web hosting service that offers mod_perl?

2005-10-26 Thread Dan Boger
On Wed, Oct 26, 2005 at 12:00:13PM -0400, Christopher Morgan wrote: > David et al, > > What alternatives to mod_perl would speed up running cgi scripts but > not require a dedicated server? I've been using CGI::SpeedyCGI (aka persistent perl) for a bit now, and am quite happy with the results. -

Re: [Boston.pm] Affordable web hosting service that offers mod_perl?

2005-10-26 Thread Christopher Morgan
: Re: [Boston.pm] Affordable web hosting service that offers mod_perl? On Wed, Oct 26, 2005 at 11:15:53AM -0400, Tom Metro wrote: > I've often wondered if this greater power in mod_perl has been a > hindrance rather than a help to the Perl web development community. > Would we have b

Re: [Boston.pm] Affordable web hosting service that offers mod_perl?

2005-10-26 Thread David Cantrell
On Wed, Oct 26, 2005 at 11:15:53AM -0400, Tom Metro wrote: > I've often wondered if this greater power in mod_perl has been a > hindrance rather than a help to the Perl web development community. > Would we have been better off if, in addition to mod_perl (for the rare > cases when you do need

Re: [Boston.pm] Affordable web hosting service that offers mod_perl?

2005-10-26 Thread Tom Metro
Simon Wilcox wrote: > mod_perl is a security nightmare in a shared environment which is why you > will need to go the dedicated route. I haven't had a need for mod_perl in a shared hosting environment, but before recommending my favorite shared hosting provider that I use with clients, I figured

Re: [Boston.pm] Affordable web hosting service that offers mod_perl?

2005-10-26 Thread Christopher Morgan
Thanks to all for the suggestions -- I'll do some digging! - Chris ___ Boston-pm mailing list Boston-pm@mail.pm.org http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm

Re: [Boston.pm] Affordable web hosting service that offers mod_perl?

2005-10-26 Thread David Cantrell
On Wed, Oct 26, 2005 at 09:57:03AM -0400, Christopher Morgan wrote: > I'm looking for an affordable web hosting service that offers mod_perl. I > spoke with pair.com, who said mod_perl is only available on their dedicated > servers, which cost $200 - $400 per month. Does anyone know of a better > d

Re: [Boston.pm] Affordable web hosting service that offers mod_perl?

2005-10-26 Thread Simon Wilcox
On Wed, 26 Oct 2005, Christopher Morgan wrote: > I'm looking for an affordable web hosting service that offers mod_perl. I > spoke with pair.com, who said mod_perl is only available on their dedicated > servers, which cost $200 - $400 per month. Does anyone know of a better > deal? mod_perl is a

[Boston.pm] Affordable web hosting service that offers mod_perl?

2005-10-26 Thread Christopher Morgan
I'm looking for an affordable web hosting service that offers mod_perl. I spoke with pair.com, who said mod_perl is only available on their dedicated servers, which cost $200 - $400 per month. Does anyone know of a better deal? I signed up with pair.com for a while, and liked them, but it was often