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

Hi, I'm writing yet another content management system and I'd like to use mod_perl, Apache, and MySQL (all on RH 9.0 currently). I'm looking for good resources, particularly book recommendations on the subject. I've read the usual suspects from O'Reilly such as Apache: The definitive guide (3rd edition) and Practical mod_perl but have had little success. Some of the examples I've found weren't explained very clearly and some of the code just plain didn't work.

What resources did you find helpful when you were learning mod_perl and Apache setup? Thanks in advance.

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Re: Apache and mod_perl resources
by Beatnik (Parson) on Aug 05, 2003 at 23:19 UTC
    I have the Eagle book (aka Writing Apache Modules with Perl and C). It's quite good and has really nice examples. You can ofcourse also check the mod_perl site. I recommend using a 1.3.x release of Apache since you'll probably find more people using it and being able to help you.

    The best way for me to learn about mod_perl was by experimenting and using the perl skills I already had. mod_perl isn't a good way to learn perl IMHO so you better work on a good base (if you don't have it yet). Don't be afraid to take a random Apache:: module and read through the source code...

    Greetz
    Beatnik
    ... I'm belgian but I don't play one on TV.
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      Hi, thanks for the reply :)

      I already have a fairly solid background in Perl, albeit a bit rusty. I do plan to use Apache 1.3.x (1.3.28 specifically right now), mostly due to unfounded, paranoid stability/security concerns.

      I've been looking at a few other books since I posted this (funny how that works ;), and I think these might do the trick:

      Any recommendations for or against these or any other resource would be appreciated :)

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        Well, mod_perl Cookbook, Practical mod_perl, and Writing Apache Modules in Perl and C (the Eagle Book) are the only books about general mod_perl stuff. If you don't know much about apache then other books might help, but really I think that these three books plus the stuff on the site are really the primary resources. You should also join the mailing list if you haven't already.
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Re: Apache and mod_perl resources
by zby (Vicar) on Aug 06, 2003 at 08:04 UTC
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