-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Bryan Sant wrote: > I don't get it. Does apache spawn new perl processes? I thought that > mod_perl was part of the apache process. How could someone exec a new > perl command on your machine via mod_perl? Doesn't mod_perl prevent > (or at least provide a way to secure) exec and eval calls?
You're talking here about two different ways to run Perl code. yes, mod_perl would have it's own perl inside of it, and not wind up exec-ing a new one. However it seems that he is running the old CGI-style method of running a script. Then, when running any language, apache will fork a new process that executes said script. Slower, less secure, less powerful. But it's where the dynamic web started, and a *lot* of places still use it. Because it's there, and because it's easy. - -- Jayce^ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (Darwin) iD8DBQFEKVRyA10/0O8cAHgRAlg4AJoCJsYcuFbm8FVh5kZJS+fN/5zvTQCgovjQ 2c1lRsoAA55kDZiiuqbaLYg= =6P4k -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
