Accessing a very slow Web server

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

Dear Monks, In the compagny where I work there is a very slow Web application. Response times of two minutes, even up to three. Enough time for meditation, one could say. I can easily write my own fast CGI, enter the data, and from there access this slow one. Is there a nice Perl Module to access this slow Web application. Fill in some pull-down menus and text fields. Thanks a lot. Ton 't Lam

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Re: Accessing a very slow Web server by virtualsue (Vicar) on Mar 11, 2006 at 19:05 UTC
Have a look at WWW::Mechanize.	[reply]
Re^2: Accessing a very slow Web server by Anonymous Monk on Mar 12, 2006 at 18:17 UTC
This is exactly what I need. Thanks a lot!	[reply]
Re: Accessing a very slow Web server by mda2 (Hermit) on Mar 11, 2006 at 19:11 UTC
2 minutes!! It´s very very slow! Are you using only cgi? How many access do you have ? Think on fast-cgi or better (in my oppinion) Mod_Perl... Using apache? See mod-status info (with ExtendedStatus On)... See this node suggested here to examine your apache ............. -- Marco Antonio Rio-PM	[reply]
Re^2: Accessing a very slow Web server by shotgunefx (Parson) on Mar 11, 2006 at 20:42 UTC
I may be off base here, but I'd guess it isn't Apache related, more likely DB bound or a slow background process. -Lee "To be civilized is to deny one's nature."	[reply]
Re^3: Accessing a very slow Web server by Anonymous Monk on Mar 12, 2006 at 18:21 UTC
Marco and Lee, This is about entering one form, and then wait two minutes. Then the next one, and so on. Unbelievable but true. I have no information about the implementation. If I was a decision taker, I would kick it out. Thanks for your comments. I will use WWW:Mechanize, as proposed above. Ton	[reply]