RE: Apache::Request for CGI? (was: Re: A::Registry vs. mod_perl handler philosophy)

2003-07-02 Thread Jesse Erlbaum
Hi Joe -- +1. Scripting _inside_ the server opens up possibilities that are unimaginable to folks who are content confining themselves to the lowest common denominator (CGI). Perhaps you could bullet-point a few of these possibilities for those of us who are confined by our lack of

Re: A::Registry vs. mod_perl handler philosophy

2003-07-01 Thread Perrin Harkins
On Fri, 2003-06-20 at 12:18, Peter B. Ensch wrote: It's been suggested to me that content generating apps should be done under A::R, whereas logging, authentication Etc. should be implemented as mod_perl handlers. What is the opinion of the group? I'm late to the party, but here's an old

Apache::Request for CGI? (was: Re: A::Registry vs. mod_perl handler philosophy)

2003-07-01 Thread Joe Schaefer
Perrin Harkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [...] I'm late to the party, but here's an old post of mine that sums up my opinion: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=apache-modperlm=95440118003848w=2 +1. Scripting _inside_ the server opens up possibilities that are unimaginable to folks who are

A::Registry vs. mod_perl handler philosophy

2003-06-20 Thread Peter B. Ensch
I'm beginning to develop apps under mod_perl. I'm curious as to how people decide between coding for Apache::Registry vs. mod_perl handlers. It's been suggested to me that content generating apps should be done under A::R, whereas logging, authentication Etc. should be implemented as mod_perl

Re: A::Registry vs. mod_perl handler philosophy

2003-06-20 Thread Ged Haywood
Hi there, On Fri, 20 Jun 2003, Peter B. Ensch wrote: I'm beginning to develop apps under mod_perl. I'm curious as to how people decide between coding for Apache::Registry vs. mod_perl handlers. Use Apache::Registry only if you have to in order to get legacy CGI scripts working. It's been

Re: A::Registry vs. mod_perl handler philosophy

2003-06-20 Thread Ken Y. Clark
On Fri, 20 Jun 2003, Ged Haywood wrote: Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 17:25:23 +0100 (BST) From: Ged Haywood [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Peter B. Ensch [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: A::Registry vs. mod_perl handler philosophy Hi there, On Fri, 20 Jun 2003, Peter B. Ensch wrote

Re: A::Registry vs. mod_perl handler philosophy

2003-06-20 Thread Ged Haywood
Hi Ken, On Fri, 20 Jun 2003, Ken Y. Clark wrote: On Fri, 20 Jun 2003, Ged Haywood wrote: All new code should use handlers. I wouldn't be so strict about such definitions. I didn't say must. :) Or am I missing something? You will get better performance from handlers and you can do