Need help to install configure mod_perl

2009-03-24 Thread sandhya pawar
I have O.S Windows Vista ActivePerl5.8 Apache 2.2.11 Installed. C:\ ppm install mod_perl-2.0 ppm install failed: Can't find any package that provides mod_perl-2.0 C:\ ppm install http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/mod_perl.ppd ppm install failed: 500 can't connect to

Re: decline and fall of modperl?

2009-03-24 Thread André Warnier
Alexandr Ciornii wrote: PHP, C#, Java are much more prefered, because the programs created with them can hide the source code much better, while this is not possible with Perl. This is a big reason why the software companies that create custom programs for their clients prefer to use those

RE: decline and fall of modperl?

2009-03-24 Thread marco.masetti
Hi, if nobody did already, please have a look at the Perl Miths presentation by Tim Bunce: http://timbunce.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/perl-myths-200802-with-notes.pdf Now my personal view: I'm committed to perl since 1996, and, although I work since that date in a quite big software company

Re: decline and fall of modperl?

2009-03-24 Thread Axel Huizinga
Marilyn Burgess schrieb: From a fellow lurker to another, I would be interested in reading your perspective. - Marilyn me too, Axel

Re: decline and fall of modperl?

2009-03-24 Thread Foo JH
André Warnier wrote: I would like to add that it seems ridiculously simple to decompile Java classes. Agreed. With the popularity of bytecode languages such as Java and .Net, suddenly nobody talks about the ease of obtaining source code in the flesh. As Andre mentioned, it's trivial to decompile

Re: who's putting that pre tag in the output...?

2009-03-24 Thread Iosif Fettich
Hi Torsten, An ErrorDocument is an internal redirect. These REDIRECT_... environment variables are copied from the previous ($r-prev) request's $r-subprocess_env just by copying everything and prepending REDIRECT_ to each key. So if the original request has an environment variable named

Re: Apache 2.2, perl 5.10, Windows XP, Apache-DBI-cache

2009-03-24 Thread Perrin Harkins
On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 5:20 PM, andynic andynic...@yahoo.com wrote: I would like to write a cgi script using a persistent database connection. I have read that I need For database persistent connections: http://cpan.uwinnipeg.ca/dist/Apache-DBI-Cache No, you don't. You don't need anything

Re: Apache 2.2, perl 5.10, Windows XP, Apache-DBI-cache

2009-03-24 Thread andynic
Thanks for this. I pretty new at this stuff. I will give it a try. Andynic. andynic wrote: Hi, I have installed on my Windows XP computer: Apache 2.2 Perl 5.10, mod_perl 2 MySql 5.10. I would like to write a cgi script using a persistent database connection. I have read that I

Re: Apache 2.2, perl 5.10, Windows XP, Apache-DBI-cache

2009-03-24 Thread andynic
Concerning Rany's reply: I was able to install it with the following command: C:\ppm install http://trouchelle.com/ppm10/Apache-DBI-Cache.ppd Downloading Apache-DBI-Cache-0.08...done Unpacking Apache-DBI-Cache-0.08...done Generating HTML for Apache-DBI-Cache-0.08...done Updating files in site

Re: Need help to install configure mod_perl

2009-03-24 Thread Adam Prime
sandhya pawar wrote: I have O.S Windows Vista ActivePerl5.8 Apache 2.2.11 Installed. C:\ ppm install mod_perl-2.0 ppm install failed: Can't find any package that provides mod_perl-2.0 C:\ ppm install http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/mod_perl.ppd ppm install failed: 500 can't connect to

Re: decline and fall of modperl?

2009-03-24 Thread Gunther
Perrin Harkins wrote: On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 11:30 AM, Octavian Râsnita orasn...@gmail.com wrote: ...and in most parts of the world it is hard to find competent perl programmers. ...The job listings for Perl are strong. They're huge compared to those for Ruby. Of course Java is

Fw: Re: decline and fall of modperl?

2009-03-24 Thread Mike Bourdon
I have received a fair amount of affirmatives. So here goes   Let me first begin by stating that my observations are anecdotal. They are however based on direct conversations with hiring managers / senior developers at my clients/prospects.  I have also interviewed well over 400

Re: Fw: Re: decline and fall of modperl?

2009-03-24 Thread Adam Prime
Mike Bourdon wrote: In my humble opinion the perl community needs to embrace the concept of self propagation. For the most part perl/oo perl/mod_perl developers are self taught. Junior or mid level talent (a majority of the talent pool) is passed over as not enough

Re: Fw: Re: decline and fall of modperl?

2009-03-24 Thread Foo JH
In my humble opinion the perl community needs to embrace the concept of self propagation. For the most part perl/oo perl/mod_perl developers are self taught. Junior or mid level talent (a majority of the talent pool) is passed over as not enough experience. It is interesting