The last time I looked, FastCGI was essentially not an option on Win32. If you have an experienced Windows C hacker, you may be able to get it to work. Otherwise, look elsewhere.

There are two good options. First, ActiveState makes something called PerlEx which is essentially mod_perl for IIS. It is not as widely used, and it is a commercial product without source code, but it will probably work. The other option is mod_perl 2, which should also work. The path for migrating from CGI is fairly simple, using ModPerl::Registry.

The biggest potential problem with either of these solutions is that they will be multi-threaded on Win32, and it is possible that some of the XS modules you are using might not be thread safe. I'd suggest giving it a try and seeing how far you can get. Then ask for help if you get stuck.

The speed gains from either of these will be huge, so it's certainly worth your time to try it. Good luck!

In reply to Re: Best perl environment for mySQL server? by perrin
in thread Best perl environment for mySQL server? by Anonymous Monk

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