/me introduces you to mod_perl and Apache::ASP
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kipp, James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 2:03 PM
Subject: RE: Is there an alternative to CGI ???
> Well there is ASP and PHP and cold fusion.
> PHP is becoming quite popular
> you might want to check into fastCGI, check the apache web site for that
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: George S Pereira [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 6:15 AM
> > To: Michael Fowler
> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: Is there an alternative to CGI ???
> >
> >
> >
> > Michael,
> > My aim is to create a website using Perl for
> > dynamically creating
> > the webpages. But I don't want to use CGI, because I read
> > that since CGI
> > create a seperate connection for every user, it thereby uses
> > more memory,
> > than say an ASP application.
> >
> > I don't mind using CGI, but if there are other options
> > available,
> > then I want to look thru them also.
> >
> >
> > George Savio Pereira
> > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 11 Jul 2001, Michael Fowler wrote:
> >
> > > On Wed, Jul 11, 2001 at 01:52:58PM +0530, George S Pereira wrote:
> > > > Using CGI as a bridge between Perl and the Internet has some
> > > > disadvantages, prominent is the increased use of memory.
> > >
> > > I'm not sure how you can say one of CGI's disadvantages is
> > increased use of
> > > memory when you aren't comparing it to anything.
> > >
> > > Also, let's be very clear; CGI is not a bridge between Perl and the
> > > Internet, it's a protocol between a web server and an
> > application. There
> > > are many things wrong with saying it's a "bridge between
> > Perl and the
> > > Internet", not the least of which is the fact that CGI is
> > used only in one
> > > domain, the web. Granted, this is a fairly visible domain,
> > but it is not
> > > the whole of the internet.
> > >
> > >
> > > > Is there another alternative for connecting Perl with
> > the Internet
> > > > other than CGI ???? (Like maybe using Perl with ASP!!!)
> > >
> > > There are other ways of dynamically generating web content
> > with Perl. With
> > > the Apache web server the primary (possibly only, I can't
> > think of any
> > > others) alternative is mod_perl. With mod_perl you setup
> > hooks inside the
> > > web server for authenticating users, generating content,
> > and various other
> > > things.
> > >
> > > This is all very generic and academic, though. What is
> > your overall goal?
> > >
> > >
> > > Michael
> > > --
> > > Administrator www.shoebox.net
> > > Programmer, System Administrator www.gallanttech.com
> > > --
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
