I have had numerous reactions to mod_perl over the years from blind support to indifference. My most recent influence vis-a-vis mod_perl was looking through the docs of CGI::Portable. This is a very platform and server-dependent framework, allowing programs to work in CGI, mod_perl, standalone environments regardless of OS or webserver (except that mod_perl only runs on Apache).

So here is my statement about mod_perl as of now:

mod_perl allows for programmatic control of all phases of the request cycle for the popular Apache webserver. As such mod_perl, like Perl itself has two major uses - administration and applications. In its role for adminstration, the sole purpose of mod_perl is server configuration and control.

Oftentimes, this role slops over into it's other role as a view-technology for web applications following the CGI protocol.

Just as one may write an application acting as if there were only only database, one could do the same for CGI frameworks and only use mod_perl. However, this is unfair to those on other OSes or platforms.

In reply to How do you feel about mod_perl? by princepawn

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