Hello there.
I am currently looking for a way to reduce the server load on a very popular
website. I must admit, I am not a whiz with perl, nor was I the designer of
our current system. The web content designer (I myself am a server
administrator) is using a set of small perl scripts run thru the SSI <!--exec
CGI="/cgi-bin/banner.pl"--> method to change advertizing banners on different
pages. I personally want to convert them into some sort of embperl or PHP
code embedded into the pages, however the current number of pages that require
these scripts number in the thousands, and I can't justify changing everything
over if there is another option.
I need to know if mod_perl can execute the perl scripts called by the exec cgi
SSI command, and if so, instructions on how to make this work properly.
Right now our server (p3-550mhz, 768 megs ram, freebsd 4.0) load average is
steady around 5, and spikes to over 20 when people request the SSI enabled
pages.
Thanks in advance for any help on this subject.
Regards,
Mike Hodson
