mod_perl2 and CGI-parameters //SOLVED//

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

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Perl,

This is a mod_perl2 (for Apache 2) related question. I know there is a mod_perl mailing list, but if you don't mind, I'd like to pick our collective brains here first.

I have a mod_perl1 module that reads the GET-parameters from the request-object ^r with the $r->param('name_of_param') method call.

This method call was (for mod_perl 1 for the Apache 1 series) found in the Apache->request module. In my present Perl set-up I do not have Apache->request anymore as the mod_perl2 modules live in the Apache2 namespace and there is no corresponding Apache2->request module.

So here is my question: How can I get the value of the parameters which live somewhere in the request object? I'd rather not use CGI as that is a "heavy" module and will impact performance.

CountZero

"If you have four groups working on a compiler, you'll get a 4-pass compiler." - Conway's Law

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Re: mod_perl2 and CGI-parameters by philcrow (Priest) on Aug 28, 2006 at 15:59 UTC
There is Apache2::Request, for this you need to install libapreq2. Phil Update: Noted that for Apache 2 you want libapreq2.	[reply]
Re^2: mod_perl2 and CGI-parameters by CountZero (Bishop) on Aug 28, 2006 at 16:23 UTC
Thanks. Of course libapreq2, that is why my search on `ppm` turned up empty, `Apache2::Request` actually lives inside the libapreq2 distribution. I thought -erroneously as it appears- that it would have been installed when I installed mod_perl. CountZero "If you have four groups working on a compiler, you'll get a 4-pass compiler." - Conway's Law	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: mod_perl2 and CGI-parameters by clinton (Priest) on Aug 28, 2006 at 16:43 UTC
It isn't installed automatically with mod_perl because, although it is maintained by the mod_perl developers, it is an Apache module which makes request parsing available to other non-perl related Apache modules.	[reply]
Re: mod_perl2 and CGI-parameters //SOLVED// by chromatic (Archbishop) on Aug 30, 2006 at 00:21 UTC
I'd rather not use CGI as that is a "heavy" module and will impact performance. You know what absolutely kills performance? Waiting on network requests and responses.	[reply]
Re^2: mod_perl2 and CGI-parameters //SOLVED// by CountZero (Bishop) on Aug 30, 2006 at 09:12 UTC
All too true! Unfortunately this website is running off an old Celeron 333 Mhz computer with limited memory available so if at all possible I try to avoid adding things like CGI.pm if I only need a small part of their functions and methods. CountZero "If you have four groups working on a compiler, you'll get a 4-pass compiler." - Conway's Law	[reply]