Neil Gunton wrote:
This may be a little off the usual topic (bug reports, howto etc) but I am genuinely curious to know what other list members think about it. Back in 2000 or so, when I started using apache, mod_perl and Embperl, it was a really dynamic scene and quite exciting with all the possibilities for cool app development. There were other languages (Java, PHP) and other competitors within the perl universe (Mason, Template::Toolkit, AxKit) but in general the mod_perl/Embperl world seemed like a bright place to be. Now, a few years later, I am not really seeing all that much in the way of people "out there" talking about mod_perl, or even Perl. When they do, it's often in the context of legacy applications, or "old fashioned CGI". Somehow, people have forgotten about mod_perl and how capable it is.
I think that PHP is a lot easier to install and use for the average user/programmer. Maybe more importantly, it is easier to install PHP apps on an ISP's server. Embperl is easy to install, but mod_perl can be tricky and you have to be somewhat of a guru to understand it and use it's power. That is why PHP's popularity is growing much more rapidly than mod_perl.
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