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mod_perl digest
July 8, 2001 - July 14, 2001
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Recent happenings in the mod_perl world...
Features
o mod_perl status
o cvs patches
o module announcements
o mailing list highlights
o links
mod_perl status
o mod_perl
- stable: 1.26 (released July 11, 2001) [1]
- development: 1.26_01-dev [2]
o Apache
- stable: 1.3.20 (released May 15, 2001) [3]
- development: 1.3.21-dev [4]
o Perl
- stable: 5.6.1 (released April 9, 2001) [5]
- development: 5.7.2 [6]
cvs patches
o Note for CVS users! The official Apache CVS server has moved
to cvs.apache.org [7] [8]
o add internal_redirect() test [9]
module announcements
o Big news for the week - mod_perl 1.26 was released [10]
Not much has changed since 1.25_01 was released the week prior,
but you can see the whole Changes file here [11]
o Apache::AuthenLDAP 0.61 - authenticates a user against an LDAP
backend [12]
o Apache::AuthzLDAP 0.61 - authorizes a user against an LDAP
backend [13]
o Apache::AuthzCache 0.06 - looks up the REMOTE_USER in a
shared-memory cache (using IPC::Cache) and compares the list of
groups in the cache against the groups enumerated within the
"require" configuration directive [14]
o Apache::ASP 2.19 - provides an Active Server Pages port for
Perl scripting only, and enables the development of dynamic web
applications with session management and embedded perl code [15]
mailing list highlights
o Two iterations of Joshua's benchmarking suite made it to the
list this week - an ordinary, but updated run [16] and an
extended run [17]
o Long thread of the week goes to "How do I know if the connection
is secure?" Although there was much debate, the short answer
is by checking $ENV{HTTPS} [18]
o ApacheCon Dublin may be cancelled [19] [20] but TPC6 is a go [21]
o On the conference note...
- The BOF thread made its usual appearance [22]
- You can check this thread for links to online talks [23]
links
o The Apache/Perl Integration Project [24]
o mod_perl documentation [25]
o mod_perl modules on CPAN [26]
o mod_perl homepage [27]
o mod_perl news and advocacy [28]
o mod_perl list archives
- modperl@ [29] [30]
- dev@ [31]
happy mod_perling...
--Geoff
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[1] http://perl.apache.org/dist/
[2] http://perl.apache.org/from-cvs/modperl/
[3] http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/
[4] http://dev.apache.org/from-cvs/apache-1.3/
[5] http://www.cpan.org/src/stable.tar.gz
[6] http://www.cpan.org/src/devel.tar.gz
[7] http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=apache-new-httpd&m=99532831220117&w=2
[8] http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=apache-modperl-cvs&m=99533578601335&w=2
[9] http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=apache-modperl-cvs&m=99530350532429&w=2
[10] http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=apache-modperl&m=99490480826384&w=2
[11] http://perl.apache.org/dist/mod_perl-1.26/Changes
[12] http://forum.swarthmore.edu/epigone/modperl/smaydwoosmo
[13] http://forum.swarthmore.edu/epigone/modperl/kherdyunchimp
[14] http://forum.swarthmore.edu/epigone/modperl/crayswonskox
[15] http://forum.swarthmore.edu/epigone/modperl/vaxstummerd
[16] http://forum.swarthmore.edu/epigone/modperl/serdsograng
[17] http://forum.swarthmore.edu/epigone/modperl/pranhyquor
[18] http://forum.swarthmore.edu/epigone/modperl/broizobend
[19] http://forum.swarthmore.edu/epigone/modperl/sniferflil
[20] http://forum.swarthmore.edu/epigone/modperl/swixjehserm
[21] http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=apache-modperl&m=99530206326587&w=2
[22] http://forum.swarthmore.edu/epigone/modperl/bayswumny
[23] http://forum.swarthmore.edu/epigone/modperl/gaytwaygrun
[24] http://perl.apache.org
[25] http://perl.apache.org/#docs
[26] http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/Apache/
[27] http://www.modperl.com
[28] http://www.take23.org
[29] http://forum.swarthmore.edu/epigone/modperl/
[30] http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=apache-modperl&r=1&w=2
[31] http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=apache-modperl-dev&r=1&w=2
