Preface
mod_perl is an Apache module that builds the power of the Perl
programming language directly into the Apache web server. With
mod_perl, CGI scripts run as much as 50 times faster, and you can
integrate databases with the server, write Apache modules in Perl,
embed Perl code directly into Apache configuration files, and even
use Perl in server-side includes. With mod_perl, Apache is not only a
web server, it is a complete programming platform.
Getting mod_perl running is easy. Tweaking mod_perl and Apache for
the best performance and reliability is much more difficult. This
book is about building mod_perl, using it, programming with it, and
optimizing it.
