All, Thanks for the great explanation for newbies like me! Keep up the good work
On Jan 31, 2008 11:57 AM, Anthony Gardner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you have a vanilla CGI script, every request you make to the webserver > it's running on, will always create a new instance of that script, run it, > return the values in a response and then the script ceases to exist in the > server. The next time a request arrives for that script, the same sequence > of events will start all over again. This becomes time consuming and a drag > on the server's resources. > > ModPerl::Registry, wraps your CGI script up as a handler, and allows the > webserver to keep the same CGI script alive in the webserver between > requests. This cuts down an starting the script up for every request. It's > faster. > > The request object is a structure that holds a lot of information, > including params passed in from the request. How to use this request object, > I outlined in my first mail to you. But the fact that it's available (should > you need it) in your CGI script is because your CGI script magically becomes > a handler. The first argument to any handler is the request object. > > > I hope this helps. > > -Ants > > *Mag Gam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > But I am already reaping benefits of mod-perl. Not sure how > ModPerl:Registy is going to help. What is its main benefits? Is it speed? > > > On Jan 31, 2008 5:03 AM, Anthony Gardner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > The request object is used in handlers. You can either write handlers or > > CGI scripts. Continue using CGI but inorder to reap the benifits of > > mod-perl, you will need to run it under ModPerl::Registry. > > > > In your CGI script, while running under ModPerl::Registry., you even > > have access to the request object. If, at main::, you have my $r = shift;, > > then you will get the object. > > > > I hope this helps. > > > > -Ants > > > > > > *Mag Gam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > > > Hi All, > > > > I am bit confused. While reading the mod_perl book, I noticed they are > > using Apache::Request versus CGI for form data handling. Why is that? Is it > > recommended to use Apache over CGI? Any advantages? I am using CGI because > > its a standard module. > > > > TIA > > > > > > > > > > Disclaimer: Technically, I'm always wrong!! > > ------------------------------ > > Sent from > > Yahoo!<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mailuk/taglines/isp/control/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51949/*http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/mail/winter07.html>- > > a smarter inbox. > > > > > > > Disclaimer: Technically, I'm always wrong!! > > ------------------------------ > Sent from > Yahoo!<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mailuk/taglines/isp/control/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51949/*http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/mail/winter07.html>- > a smarter inbox. >
