Re^8: What is mod

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Re^9: What is mod_perlite? by ikegami (Patriarch) on Jan 27, 2009 at 18:41 UTC
Not for "you", for everyone. Like they already do with mod_php. The argument being made: If the host won't install mod_fcgi, why would they install mod_perlite? So why create mod_perlite? If the host has installed mod_fcgi, what advantage would mod_perlite provide? So why create mod_perlite?	[reply]
Re^10: What is mod_perlite? by Zen (Deacon) on Jan 27, 2009 at 19:04 UTC
I'm a hypothetical user. My hypothetical $4.95 host won't install anything besides what's there, which is apache, php, and a perl interpreter. I have ftp access only. Can your project do the job?	[reply]
Re^11: What is mod_perlite? by jplindstrom (Monsignor) on Jan 28, 2009 at 14:05 UTC
I think the trick here is to get mod_perlite to the same status as mod_php, i.e. be provided by cheap web hosts in a way mod_perl isn't (because of the overhead of configuration on their part, and lack of isolation from other customers' code). Obviously no cheap web host will do this today since mod_perlite doesn't exist yet. But if there something viable and a demand for it maybe they will provide this kind of support for Perl by default the same way they do for PHP. Did that clear anything up? /J	[reply]
Re^12: What is mod_perlite? by Zen (Deacon) on Jan 28, 2009 at 14:11 UTC
Re^11: What is mod_perlite? by ikegami (Patriarch) on Jan 27, 2009 at 19:50 UTC
I don't understand the question. What's my project?	[reply]
Re^10: What is mod_perlite? by Anonymous Monk on Jan 28, 2009 at 02:08 UTC
Every hosting provider has to decide what to provide for their customers on their servers, and the 3 main deciding factors are: Do a lot of customers want it? Will it be safe for us to provide? Will it add any admin and/or support hassles? AFAIK, not a lot of shared hosting setups provide mod_fcgi. If mod_perlite answers those three questions better than mod_fcgi, then it will be worth it for them to provide it.	[reply]