Practical mod_perl

by Stas Bekman, Eric Cholet

The content in this book is for expired mod_perl technology, which hasn't been supported since 2010 and will not be useful unless you have to support an old server that uses mod_perl.

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_ 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 in the field, as well as the combined experience of the mod_perl community, to present a rich and complete picture of how to set up and maintain a successful mod_perl site.

This book is also the first book to cover the "next generation" of mod_ mod_perl 2.0, a completely rewritten version of mod_perl designed for integration with Apache 2.0, which for the first time supports threads.

The book covers the following topics, and Written for Perl web developers and web administrators, Practical mod_perl is an extensive guide to the nuts and bolts of the powerful and popular combination of Apache and mod_perl. From writing and debugging scripts to keeping your server running without failures, the techniques in this book will help you squeeze every ounce of power out of your server. True to its title, this is the practical guide to mod_perl.

Genres: Programming

924 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2003

About the author

Stas Bekman was born in 1974 in Gomel, Belarus and has since lived in many countries. He speaks four languages, English being far from his first, but his favorite at the moment. With a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Stas has worked in the field of computer technology for more than 20 years now. In the first decade of this century he published two books and many articles in multiple magazines on Internet technology called mod_perl. In 2005, Stas received a prestigious White Camel Award for being a tireless advocate for large-scale applications developed in Perl.
Since 2007, Stas has been running his own company, called Stasosphere, exploring various Internet endeavours and always returning back to wanting to write and share his findings with others. He excels at creating an easy to digest synthesis based on analysis of large volumes of raw information. Over the last 20, years he perfected the skill of Internet hunting and gathering and can find pretty much anything that he sets to find. When he can't – he tries harder.