Re: Perl / mod_perl / PostgreSQL was: Good open source - Mailing list pgsql-general

Quoting Alvar Freude <alvar@a-blast.org>:

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> Hi,
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> - -- Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@dcc.uchile.cl> wrote:
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> > Someone pointed out on this list some time ago that you can work around
> > the performance issue of starting a Perl interpreter and the compiling
> > phase by using PersistentPerl.
>
> you should use mod_perl, but it is *much* more then "CGI scripting on
> steroids":
>
>   http://perl.apache.org/
>
>
> mod_perl and PostgreSQL is a very good combination for middle to large web
> applications. With mod_perl you have the *full* power of the Apache web
> server, e.g. access to the Apache API and callback hooks.
>
> Embperl (embedded Perl in HTML with automatic forms, tables, ..., see:
> http://www.ecos.de/embperl/en/) with PostgreSQL is a very good combination
> for small web applications. Easyer and much more powerfull then PHP.
>
>
> You may also look here: http://theory.uwinnipeg.ca/CPAN/data/ for thousands
> easy installable Perl modules (just type "cpan install Module::Name" and
> wait), including DBI etc. Compare it with PHP ... OK, this was a joke.
>
>
> Ciao
>   Alvar
>
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Not that I want to see a language perpetuate but I just had to chime in here.
My standard developement environment is Apache2-SSL, mod_perl and PostgreSQL.
It has been quite awhile now.  In my opinion, you have most of the functionality
of Java in a more mature language with an easier syntax.  Couple that with being
able to maintain persistant connections to PostgreSQL from Apache on the backend
and you have an environment with checking out.

If you were turned off by mod_perl 1.0, 2.0 (well 1.99_x) has some new and
refined methods.  The web site (previously posted) is MUCH, MUCH better than
before- more documentation and examples.

I would been able to write my PostgreSQL Authentication module in half the time!


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Keith C. Perry, MS E.E.
Director of Networks & Applications
VCSN, Inc.
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