Dear Perl Monks:

I have a simple CGI perl script, which I want to convert into a mod_perl script for faster speed under ubuntu 10.04 (presumably, among the most popular distributions). that's it. reading around the web, I probably want something simple, like Apache::Registry. (Not sure why it is simple...just read it was.)

Does anyone know of a good primer? I started with 

 apt-get install libapache2-mod-perl2 libapache2-mod-perl2-dev libapac
+he2-mod-perl2-doc perl-doc

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then installed Apache::Registry, 
  # cpan
  > get Apache::Registry

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then added inside my VirtualHost the following lines: 
        Alias /perl-bin/ /usr/local/perl-bin/
        <Location /perl-bin>
             SetHandler perl-script
             PerlHandler Apache::Registry
             PerlSendHeader On
             Options ExecCGI
        </Location>

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and I mkdir'ed /usr/local/bin/perl-bin/ . alas, even after a restart of the apache2 server, I get 
# apache2ctl -l
Compiled in modules:
  core.c
  mod_log_config.c
  mod_logio.c
  prefork.c
  http_core.c
  mod_so.c

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so, no mod_perl that I can see so far. what I have done sofar is all guesswork, of course. I need a step-by-step guide. I did not find one with google. has anyone written such a thing?

Advice, as always, appreciated.

In reply to ubuntu 10.04 mod_perl apache registry starter? by iaw4

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