... and thus you're not using a $4.95/month host.

No, I'm not. But I am a hosting provider. Not on a huge (or even large) scale mind you, so my acceptance or rejection of mod_perlite is hardly going to matter to the project. But I am part of the intended target user base ("user" here being the hosting provider). For me FastCGI is exactly as painless to install as mod_php, neither of these come bundled with Apache, they both require me to install them, for both it is a single command, no more configuration required. So, why should I install mod_perlite?

For that matter, why should I install mod_perlite over having users employ simple CGI? The touted performance benefit of mod_perlite (over CGI) does not seem to amount to much even theoretically (see my comment higher up), or else I'm missing something and noone can be bothered to explain it to me (and other people who have asked the same question). Why should anyone run new code, written by people who (by their own admission in your interview) are only now learning how Apache modules work, and doing so by copying mod_php? All for a minuscule performance benefit?

I'll be happy if you or anyone correct me on any concrete points. But so far mod_perlite is just handwaving and hype to me.


All dogma is stupid.

In reply to Re^7: What is mod_perlite? by tirwhan
in thread What is mod_perlite? by Scott7477

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