Practical mod Perl / Stas Bekman and Eric Cholet.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bekman, Stas.

Contributor:

Cholet, Eric.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Apache (Computer file : Apache Group).

Internet programming.

Perl (Computer program language).

Web site development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (926 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Beijing ; Sebastopol, California : O'Reilly, [2003]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

mod_perl embeds the popular programming language Perl in the Apache web server, giving rise to a fast and powerful web programming environment. Practical mod_perl is the definitive book on how to use, optimize, and troubleshoot mod_perl. New mod_perl users will learn how to quickly and easily get mod_perl compiled and installed. But the primary purpose of this book is to show you how to take full advantage of mod_perl: how to make a mod_perl-enabled Web site as fast, flexible, and easily-maintainable as possible. The authors draw from their own personal experience i

Contents:

Table of Contents; Preface; What You Need to Know; Who This Book Is For; How This Book Is Organized; Reference Sections; Filesystem Conventions; Apache and Perl Versions; Typographic Conventions; Command Interpreter Program (Shell) Conventions; Installing Perl Modules; Manual Installation; Prerequisites Needed to Install Perl Modules on Windows; Building a Perl Module; Using the CPAN Shell; Using the Perl Package Manager; How to Contact Us; Acknowledgments; Part I; Introducing CGI and mod_perl; A Brief History of CGI; The HTTP Protocol; The Common Gateway Interface Specification

Apache CGI Handling with mod_cgiThe Apache 1.3 Server Model; Forking; CGI Scripts Under the Forking Model; Performance Drawbacks of Forking; The Development of mod_perl 1.0; Running CGI Scripts with mod_perl; Apache 1.3 Request Processing Phases; Apache 1.3 Modules and the mod_perl 1.0 API; mod_perl 1.0 and the mod_perl API; References; Getting Started Fast; Installing mod_perl 1.0 in Three Steps; Installing mod_perl on Unix Platforms; Obtaining and Unpacking the Source Code; Building mod_perl; Installing mod_perl; Configuring and Starting the mod_perl Server; Installing mod_perl for Windows

Installing mod_perl with the Perl Package ManagerPreparing the Scripts Directory; A Sample Apache::Registry Script; Porting Existing CGI Scripts to mod_perl; A Simple mod_perl Content Handler; Is This All We Need to Know About mod_perl?; References; Installing mod_perl; Configuring the Source; Controlling the Build Process; Activating Callback Hooks; Activating Standard API Features; Enabling Extra Features; Reusing Configuration Parameters; Discovering Whether a Feature Was Enabled; Using an Alternative Configuration File; perl Makefile.PL Troubleshooting

A test compilation with your Makefile configuration failed...Missing or misconfigured libgdbm.so; Undefined reference to 'PL_perl_destruct_level'; Building mod_perl (make); What Compiler Should Be Used to Build mod_perl?; make Troubleshooting; Undefined reference to 'Perl_newAV'; Unrecognized format specifier for...; Testing the Server (make test); Manual Testing; make test Troubleshooting; make test fails; mod_perl.c is incompatible with this version of Apache; make test......skipping test on this platform; make test fails due to misconfigured localhost entry; Installation (make install)

Manually Building a mod_perl-Enabled ApacheInstallation Scenarios for Standalone mod_perl; The All-in-One Way; Building mod_perl and Apache Separately; When DSOs Can Be Used; Building mod_perl as a DSO via APACI; Building mod_perl as a DSO via APXS; Building mod_perl with Other Components; Installing mod_perl with PHP; Installing mod_perl with mod_ssl (+openssl); Installing mod_perl with Apache-SSL (+openssl); Installing mod_perl with Stronghold; Installing mod_perl with the CPAN.pm Interactive Shell; Installing mod_perl on Multiple Machines; Installation into a Nonstandard Directory

Installing Perl Modules into a Nonstandard Directory

Notes:

"Programming, administration, performance tips"--Cover.

Includes index.

Title page has a spacing underscore between mod and Perl.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780596552008

0596552009

9780596153380

0596153384