ModPerl Registry vs Apache Handlers

fr has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hello,

I will work on a web project (around 150 concurrent users). I am a Perl beginner. My background is Unix, Shell Scripts and Python. I have just read the Learning Perl book and started reading Intermediate Perl book (and Programming Perl in parallel).

I have chosen Apache mod_perl 2 for this project. I will use the OS packages for Centos 6.5: Perl 5.10.1, Apache 2.2, mod_perl 2.0.4. But I'm not sure if I should to go to CGI.pm under ModPerl::Registry or Perl Handlers. My main worry is about documentation and debugging. I would prefer to create Apache handlers. But I think the documentation for mod_perl is old, except for one book (mod_perl 2 User's Guide) and the docs from Apache web site.

In another direction, I found a lot of documentation regards CGI.pm. And run it under Apache Registry is easy.

Please, I don't want to make comparisons with the new frameworks. I just want to hear opinions from someone about mod_perl and CGI. Any help would be appreciated.

Best Brazilian Regards

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Re: ModPerl Registry vs Apache Handlers (neither) by Anonymous Monk on Sep 10, 2014 at 08:37 UTC
Both CGI.pm under ModPerl::Registry or "Perl Handlers" are low-levelish stuff ... old and well documented, but low levelish nonetheless You can learn a lot of ~~stupid things~~ cruft from CGI.pm documentation, and the mod perl docs can teach you how to do low level CGI.pm correctly (as required for registry) ... Some things I said regarding mod_perl and CGI.pm Re: Perl and Fastcgi + template system (confused), Re^2: handling form data (mojo dance)/Re^4: handling form data (mojo dance) Please, I don't want to make comparisons with the new frameworks. I just want to hear opinions from someone about mod_perl and CGI. Well both CGI and mod_perl are environments , they're not frameworks, so there is no real comparison between them ... Ok, mod_perl is interface to "Apache framework" but that is not a general framework Food for ~~confusion~~ thoughts web applications: what is the correct way to realise web applications, Re: I want to professionalise my quick-and-dirty web app, Re: I need wisdom on structuring procedural code in Catalyst Clean URL RESTful, modern ways of doing web services, API Development, mod_perl website structure, How does Dancer handle forms? How do other such frameworks do it?, Squatting, If you're using CGI.pm and following CGI to mod_perl Porting. mod_perl Coding guidelines you're 98% modern , only 2% away from using any "modern frameworks" which have a response object	[reply]

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Re: ModPerl Registry vs Apache Handlers (neither)
by Anonymous Monk on Sep 10, 2014 at 08:37 UTC

Both CGI.pm under ModPerl::Registry or "Perl Handlers" are low-levelish stuff ... old and well documented, but low levelish nonetheless

You can learn a lot of ~~stupid things~~ cruft from CGI.pm documentation, and the mod perl docs can teach you how to do low level CGI.pm correctly (as required for registry) ...

Some things I said regarding mod_perl and CGI.pm Re: Perl and Fastcgi + template system (confused), Re^2: handling form data (mojo dance)/Re^4: handling form data (mojo dance)

Please, I don't want to make comparisons with the new frameworks. I just want to hear opinions from someone about mod_perl and CGI.

Well both CGI and mod_perl are environments , they're not frameworks, so there is no real comparison between them ...

Ok, mod_perl is interface to "Apache framework" but that is not a general framework

Food for ~~confusion~~ thoughts

web applications: what is the correct way to realise web applications, Re: I want to professionalise my quick-and-dirty web app, Re: I need wisdom on structuring procedural code in Catalyst

Clean URL RESTful,
modern ways of doing web services, API Development,
mod_perl website structure, How does Dancer handle forms? How do other such frameworks do it?,
Squatting, If you're using CGI.pm and following CGI to mod_perl Porting. mod_perl Coding guidelines you're 98% modern , only 2% away from using any "modern frameworks" which have a response object

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