Re: [Sheflug] Hi All

[Mike Cardwell <lug [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Alex Hudson wrote:

> > However, just because not many sites advertise on the official mod_perl 
> > site, doesn't mean that there is nobody running mod_perl. Due to my 
> > scoop experience, I know of several that will run mod_perl for you.
> No, indeed. And I think it's sad, in fact, that there isn't a lot more
> mod_perl support around: mod_perl is great technology, and most of what
> lets it down is the fact that it's a pain to install and an even greater
> pain to support in an ISP environment. I think that's one of the reasons
> PHP got so popular so quickly - it really is pretty effortless to
> install and maintain. 
Ok. I have to step in again here. Installing mod_perl and setting it up 
takes a few minutes to do, and is easy. I don't know how anyone could 
describe the process as a "pain". It's not difficult to support in an 
"ISP environment" the issue is with "virtual hosting environments". You 
really need a separate copy of Apache running for each mod_perl virtual 
host. Again, not a difficult thing to set up but it takes time and 
resources. Most sys-admins that have had experience with perl/apache 
setups haven't had experience with mod_perl/apache setups so it gets 
ignored.

Mike
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