I always start with a Wikipedia article if I am not sure what something is. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mod_perl
Since you have gone this far, I would recommend you read "Writing Apache Modules with Perl and C" , But as others have pointed out, Dancer or one of the other frameworks will yield more bang for the bucks. Just my $0.02 worth On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 5:41 PM, Randy Collier <[email protected]>wrote: > I am not sure what mod_perl does but it looked like it was necessary. > > Take care > Randy > > Sent from Randy's iPhone > > On Aug 31, 2013, at 10:37 PM, "B. Estrade" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Apache + mod_perl2 is worth looking at when getting started, too. But > whatever you do, I would not do it directly on your Mac. I'd do it using a > VirtualBox image, maybe even via a Vagrant box (http://vagrantbox.es). > > Brett > > > > > On Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 8:11 PM, Mark Allen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hey cool. >> >> So my advice for getting started with Perl and the web is to eschew >> Apache completely. >> >> Please spend an hour working through the Dancer Tutorial or if you prefer >> the Mojolicious tutorial. >> >> http://perldancer.org >> >> Or >> >> http://mojolicio.us >> >> Both of these frameworks are lightweight and easy to get going with >> whatever RDBMS you prefer. >> >> Now if your $WORK requires mod Perl that's another kettle of fish but if >> you are just wanting to get some hands on experience, either choice will be >> much easier to install, learn, and understand. >> >> Cheers >> >> Mark >> >> Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android >> >> ------------------------------ >> * From: * Randy Collier <[email protected]>; >> * To: * [email protected] <[email protected]>; Houston.pm located in >> Houston, TX. <[email protected]>; >> * Subject: * Re: [pm-h] mac apache and perl issues! >> * Sent: * Sun, Sep 1, 2013 12:56:20 AM >> >> Hi Mark, >> I have installed mod_perl2 but I don't think it is installed for the perl >> that apache is using. >> I wish I was playing around but I am starting a new job and they use perl >> extensively. I am a front end designer/developer and have an opportunity >> to work in the backend. I would like to use mysql and figure out how to >> install mods properly. Ultimately I would like to use restful web services >> using perl but I need to walk before I run. >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On Aug 31, 2013, at 4:41 PM, Mark Allen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Are you trying to do modperl? Or are you just trying to play around with >> Perl in general? >> >> Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android >> >> ------------------------------ >> * From: * Randy Collier <[email protected]>; >> * To: * <[email protected]>; >> * Subject: * [pm-h] mac apache and perl issues! >> * Sent: * Sat, Aug 31, 2013 9:19:43 PM >> >> I am new to perl and have been trying to setup perl with dbd::mysql on >> my mac. I have tried macports, cpan and brewperl but only have made things >> worse. (I know this because when I comment out #LoadModule perl_module >> libexec/apache2/mod_perl.so in httpd.conf perl works and not when >> uncommented). >> >> Can anyone guide me getting my apache and perl to play nice? >> >> Thanks >> Randy Collier >> [email protected] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Houston mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/houston >> Website: http://houston.pm.org/ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Houston mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/houston >> Website: http://houston.pm.org/ >> > > _______________________________________________ > Houston mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/houston > Website: http://houston.pm.org/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Houston mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/houston > Website: http://houston.pm.org/ > -- Best Regards, [Joseph] Christian Werner Sr C 360.920.7183 H 757.304.0502
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