Re: mod_perl vs. FastCGI

2000-06-22 Thread Ajit Deshpande
On Thu, Jun 22, 2000 at 09:36:44AM -0400, Vivek Khera wrote: > > "ES" == E S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > ES> Why's that? I'm relatively new to mod_perl, at least in the sense of what > ES> I've been using it for - what're the advantages of going with the direct > ES> handler interface as

Re: mod_perl vs. FastCGI

2000-06-22 Thread Vivek Khera
> "ES" == E S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: ES> Why's that? I'm relatively new to mod_perl, at least in the sense of what ES> I've been using it for - what're the advantages of going with the direct ES> handler interface as opposed to registry? We had a big discussion about this about a month

Re: mod_perl vs. FastCGI

2000-06-21 Thread E.S.
On Wed, 21 Jun 2000, Devin Ben-Hur wrote: > Scott Thomason wrote: > > So, given that, here's the question again: why would you choose Apache::Registry >over FastCGI? I want to be a believer... > > First, I don't really recommend Registry, if you're serious about your > system you should use t

Re: mod_perl vs. FastCGI

2000-06-21 Thread Devin Ben-Hur
Scott Thomason wrote: > So, given that, here's the question again: why would you choose Apache::Registry >over FastCGI? I want to be a believer... First, I don't really recommend Registry, if you're serious about your system you should use the direct handler interface and not just port a bunch o

re: mod_perl vs. FastCGI

2000-06-21 Thread Perrin Harkins
On Wed, 21 Jun 2000, Scott Thomason wrote: > So, given that, here's the question again: why would you choose > Apache::Registry over FastCGI? If you're developing from scratch, why would you choose Apache::Registry at all when you can write directly to the Apache API with a mod_perl handler? But

re: mod_perl vs. FastCGI

2000-06-21 Thread Scott Thomason
Actually, I recently finished a FastCGI authenticator. The mod_fastcgi module provides the equivalent hooks into the Apache authentication mechanism. It allows you to configure httpd.conf in a manner nearly identical to normal basic authentication. But the question remains: for speed, why Apach

re: mod_perl vs. FastCGI

2000-06-21 Thread Vivek Khera
> "ST" == Scott Thomason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: ST> in the past, and spent many agonizing hours cleaning up one-shot ST> CGI scripts so they would work (and on some, I just plain gave up ST> and let them run slow). Last project, I gave FastCGI a whirl (via I wonder how these scripts on

RE: mod_perl vs. FastCGI

2000-06-21 Thread Jerrad Pierce
There was a recent article in WebTechniques comparing the two http://www.webtechniques.com/archives/2000/05/infrrevu/ -Original Message- From: Scott Thomason [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 4:56 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: re: mod_perl vs. FastCGI You

re: mod_perl vs. FastCGI

2000-06-21 Thread Scott Thomason
You said: > Most people on this list probably have already determined that > mod_perl is better for their own needs. That`s why I`m here, at > least. > > But "better" is a very subjective term, and you need to define your > parameters. What are your goals, what are your constraints, what is > yo

Re: mod_perl vs. FastCGI

2000-06-21 Thread David Hodgkinson
"Scott Thomason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I know this must have been discussed before, but a mailing list archive search on >"fastcgi" didn't turn up much. What guidelines do you folks follow to determine >whether FastCGI or Apache::Registry is a better choice? I've 90% written a little

Re: mod_perl vs. FastCGI

2000-06-21 Thread Vivek Khera
> "ST" == Scott Thomason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: ST> I know this must have been discussed before, but a mailing list ST> archive search on "fastcgi" didn't turn up much. What guidelines ST> do you folks follow to determine whether FastCGI or ST> Apache::Registry is a better choice? Most