RE: Perl Cookbook modperl chapter

2002-12-16 Thread Hill, Ronald
-Original Message- Grant McLean wrote: Nathan Torkington wrote: Current recipe list: [gnat:~] grep head1 Ora/pcb2/ch21.pod =head1 Introduction =head1 Authenticating in mod_perl =head1 Setting Cookies in mod_perl =head1 Accessing Cookie Values from mod_perl

Re: Perl Cookbook modperl chapter

2002-12-16 Thread Stas Bekman
Hill, Ronald wrote: -Original Message- Grant McLean wrote: Nathan Torkington wrote: Current recipe list: [gnat:~] grep head1 Ora/pcb2/ch21.pod =head1 Introduction =head1 Authenticating in mod_perl =head1 Setting Cookies in mod_perl =head1 Accessing Cookie Values from mod_perl

Re: Perl Cookbook modperl chapter

2002-12-16 Thread Gunther Birznieks
Stas Bekman wrote: Hill, Ronald wrote: It's much simpler than that. You need two sentences: 1) under mod_perl, globals remember their values from the previous request, so you can cache the connection with: $dbh ||= myconnect(); But Apache::DBI implements pinging (immediate or timing

Re: Perl Cookbook modperl chapter

2002-12-16 Thread Stas Bekman
Gunther Birznieks wrote: Stas Bekman wrote: Hill, Ronald wrote: It's much simpler than that. You need two sentences: 1) under mod_perl, globals remember their values from the previous request, so you can cache the connection with: $dbh ||= myconnect(); But Apache::DBI implements

Re: Perl Cookbook modperl chapter

2002-12-12 Thread Raf
On Wed, 11 Dec 2002, Nathan Torkington wrote: I need some people with brains (instead of the warm gray mush filling I also need help on content. I'm not competing with Geoff, Randy, and Current recipe list: [gnat:~] grep head1 Ora/pcb2/ch21.pod =head1 Introduction =head1

RE: Perl Cookbook modperl chapter

2002-12-12 Thread Goehring, Chuck Mr., RCI - San Diego
Torkington [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 12:58 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Perl Cookbook modperl chapter I need some people with brains (instead of the warm gray mush filling my head, the effects of becoming an editor) to look over the first 1/3 or so

Perl Cookbook modperl chapter

2002-12-11 Thread Nathan Torkington
I need some people with brains (instead of the warm gray mush filling my head, the effects of becoming an editor) to look over the first 1/3 or so of a mod_perl chapter for the upcoming Perl Cookbook. I need people to read the work for accuracy. If you're interested, send me mail: [EMAIL

RE: Perl Cookbook modperl chapter

2002-12-11 Thread Greg_Cope
From: Nathan Torkington [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 11 December 2002 20:58 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Perl Cookbook modperl chapter I also need help on content. I'm not competing with Geoff, Randy, and Paul's excellent book (mod_perl Developer's Cookbook)--they have 630 pages

Re: Perl Cookbook modperl chapter

2002-12-11 Thread Nick Tonkin
Nat, Obviously you (or ORA) _are_ competing with mod_perl Developer's Cookbook ... If ORA wanted to cover mod_perl they should not have let Geoff co. get away to another publisher. Trying now to cover highly complex topics like Authenticating in mod_perl in a recipe in a chapter of the Perl

Re: Perl Cookbook modperl chapter

2002-12-11 Thread Nathan Torkington
Nick Tonkin writes: Obviously you (or ORA) _are_ competing with mod_perl Developer's Cookbook ... If ORA wanted to cover mod_perl they should not have let Geoff co. get away to another publisher. Actually, we do cover mod_perl--we published the Eagle book, Writing Apache Modules ... way

Re: Perl Cookbook modperl chapter

2002-12-11 Thread Thomas Eibner
On Wed, Dec 11, 2002 at 01:13:30PM -0800, Nick Tonkin wrote: Obviously you (or ORA) _are_ competing with mod_perl Developer's Cookbook ... Why wouldn't they be? They have Writing Apache modules with Perl and C after all. And with Stas' and Eric's book on the way (www.modperlbook.org) they

RE: Perl Cookbook modperl chapter

2002-12-11 Thread Grant McLean
Nathan Torkington wrote: Current recipe list: [gnat:~] grep head1 Ora/pcb2/ch21.pod =head1 Introduction =head1 Authenticating in mod_perl =head1 Setting Cookies in mod_perl =head1 Accessing Cookie Values from mod_perl =head1 Redirecting the Browser from mod_perl =head1

Re: Perl Cookbook modperl chapter

2002-12-11 Thread Nick Tonkin
On Wed, 11 Dec 2002, Nathan Torkington wrote: Actually, we do cover mod_perl--we published the Eagle book, Writing Apache Modules ... way back in 1999. Yes, I have had my now dog-eared copy since then :) There's no way that 20 recipes in the Perl Cookbook will compete with the what, 250?

Re: Perl Cookbook modperl chapter

2002-12-11 Thread Ron Savage
On Wed, 11 Dec 2002 13:58:18 -0700, Nathan Torkington wrote: Nathan I also need help on content. I'm not competing with Geoff, Randy, Some of us are trying to implement authentication/login/logout where, if at all possible, cookies are not to be used. A cookie-free discussion would be most

Re: Perl Cookbook modperl chapter

2002-12-11 Thread Gunther Birznieks
Nick, I think you raise valid points that I think Nathan and the reviewers should take on board when they do this chapter and subsequently review it. However... 1) I believe that rather than entirely naysay that some common cookbook items can be covered in a mod_perl chapter, I would prefer

Re: Perl Cookbook modperl chapter

2002-12-11 Thread Paul Lindner
Hi, I only speak for myself, but I am happy to see mod_perl covered in the Perl Cookbook. Why you ask? I see the inclusion of mod_perl helping increase the size of the mod_perl pie. A rising tide lifts all boats. I'm not too worried about the content. I'm sure it will be top-notch.

Re: Perl Cookbook modperl chapter

2002-12-11 Thread David Wheeler
On Wednesday, December 11, 2002, at 03:17 PM, Ron Savage wrote: Having 2 books which can both be casually, if incorrectly, called The mod_perl Cookbook, is asking for endless (minor) trouble. A distinct name would be a distinct advantage. Nat's book is _The Perl Cookbook_, not _The mod_perl

Re: Perl Cookbook modperl chapter

2002-12-11 Thread Iain 'Spoon' Truskett
* Ron Savage ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [12 Dec 2002 10:19]: [...] Having 2 books which can both be casually, if incorrectly, called The mod_perl Cookbook, is asking for endless (minor) trouble. A distinct name would be a distinct advantage. Given there's already XML and Perl and Perl XML (I must

Re: Perl Cookbook modperl chapter

2002-12-11 Thread Stas Bekman
Paul Lindner wrote: Hi, I only speak for myself, but I am happy to see mod_perl covered in the Perl Cookbook. Why you ask? I see the inclusion of mod_perl helping increase the size of the mod_perl pie. A rising tide lifts all boats. I second that. And just like Paul, I only speak for

Re: Perl Cookbook modperl chapter

2002-12-11 Thread Geoffrey Young
Paul Lindner wrote: Hi, I only speak for myself, but I am happy to see mod_perl covered in the Perl Cookbook. Why you ask? I see the inclusion of mod_perl helping increase the size of the mod_perl pie. A rising tide lifts all boats. I totally agree - at this stage in the game, the more