Hi,

When you write a web page/application why do you choose mod_perl or CGI.pm? More specifically, why would you choose one over the other?

I've found out that for internal websites where the version of perl available to mod_perl is inconsistant, that I'm choosing CGI.pm solely because I can choose the exact perl version (threaded/nonthreaded, 5.005/5.6/5.8, etc) that the script was written for.

Update

From the responses so far, I don't think anyone is understanding me. If I have a perl script that requires 5.8, but mod_perl is set up for 5.005 (I don't have web admin rights and I don't want them) and it is not possible to change the configuration for mod_perl (it might break other scripts), then I really don't have the option to use mod_perl. This is just one example where mod_perl is not possible. (Keep in mind that this is an arbitrary server, one out of hundreds or even thousands, and that what mod_perl is set up for varies greatly.)

so my question is... Are there any other reasons that you might choose one exclusively over the other?

thanks

Jason L. Froebe

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In reply to mod_perl or CGI.pm? by jfroebe

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