RE: mod_perl statistics on securityspace.com

2002-09-10 Thread Mark Coffman 

Aside from being an interesting fact, how does this affect us?  I mean, as
mod_perl developers?

I can't imagine that mod_perl will ever be the major "scripting" language
since it, by nature, is unrestrictive.  On a multi-user/multi-host server, I
think I'd rather PHP be run than mod_perl, simply because I don't want sites
stepping on each other's toes and have to worry about restarting httpd.  I
don't know.  I don't see it overtaking less-powerful (more restrictive)
languages, at least in numbers.  Now, if these numbers are generated by
looking at high-profile websites, then I'll buy the importance of the
percentages.

Regardless, thanks for the report.  It was cool to see just how many servers
have good admin's behind them :)

RE: User process ownership

2002-09-05 Thread Mark Coffman 

Or if you really dont care about security maybe you could chmod 4755 the
script, owned by root, to run as root.  Just make sure that you clean all of
the data you receive from the form.  I kinda like the daemon idea that
simran had.

-Original Message-
From: simran [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]

Alternatively, you can write a daemon that runs as root that you can
connect to that can do this...

RE: CGI Scripts w/mod_perl

2002-07-26 Thread Mark Coffman 



Try 
running "which perl" and use that path for your #!/usr/bin/perl 
line.
Then 
rename your script as .cgi and see if that helps.
 
Mark

  -Original Message-From: Christina 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 9:32 
  AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: CGI Scripts 
  w/mod_perl
  Hi,
   
  I installed a CGI script last night, only to later realize 
  the server is running mod_perl, instead of Perl.  I have never worked 
  with mod_perl before, so I'm wondering if this is why the script won't 
  function on the server.  
   
  The script calls for a change in the first line of the code 
  in all .pl files if the path to perl is different from 
  #!/usr/bin/perl, but I can't find anything in the server to 
  indicate what the path should be using mod_perl.
   
  I am completely confused at this point so any guidance in 
  the right direction would be greatly appreciated!
   
  Thanks,
  Christina