Re: mod_perl and TT2...WITHOUT a calling script?

after reading that post, i should elaborate more. This would be my index.html for instance:

<html>
<body>
[% INCLUDE header.html %]
[% check_login() %]
Welcome to the site!
[% INCLUDE footer.html %]
</body>
</html>
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now, the user would directly request the index.html page, and apache would (theoretically) run it through a mod_perl handler first, which would interpret the TT2 directives, *then* serve it to the user. It would also make a huge library of predefined perl functions available as TT2 directives (such as check_login(), which would check for a login cookie and, if found, authenticate the user).

Is this a solid idea to use perl and TT2? or should we go with ASP or some other solution?

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Re^2: mod_perl and TT2...WITHOUT a calling script? by merlyn (Sage) on Jul 08, 2006 at 18:10 UTC
Looks like you're looking for Apache::Template. That maps URLs to on-the-fly handlers for mod_perl similar to the way Apache::Registry does. -- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker Be sure to read my standard disclaimer if this is a reply.	[reply]
Re^2: mod_perl and TT2...WITHOUT a calling script? by EvanK (Chaplain) on Jul 08, 2006 at 17:20 UTC
To elaborate, you want to, for example, have a .pl file sitting in your /etc somewhere with a bunch of subroutines you have taken the time to write, which can be called from any .html file in your DOCUMENT_ROOT? __________ Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. - Terry Pratchett	[reply]