> I need to design a set of pages which will each have 4 - 9 small
> dynamically generated pieces of information embedded in them
> I can see two ways of using mod_perl to do this :-
> 1. Call GD via the Perl script via Apache::Registry to build a GIF
> 2. Use Apache::ASP to embed the Timestamps into the page as text.
> or is there yet a better way ?
How about a cron job or background script which keeps redrawing
recreating the .GIF? That way, the image is only created once per time
interval instead of once per request, a big difference on a busy site.
Also, mod_perl/CGI is no longer needed at all (for this application).
mod_perl or some other mod can be used to set an expiration time and/or
a no-caching directive.
ELB
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