I'm an immediate perl hacker, but I'm a newbie at web development.

There appears to be many options when it comes to developing a dynmaic web site in perl (using MySQL, sessions etc.).

I'm looking for a solution that is popular and easily hosted by hosting service provider. Here is a list of my considerations so far:

* Apache::ASP - has all the features that I need, but does not appear to be popular.

* CGI - is this now old-school?

* Template Toolkit - is this appropriate for small sites? Sessions would need to be hand-rolled / or use Apache::Sessions etc.

* Mason - same comments as Template Toolkit.

Any feedback on a recommended approach would be appreciated. I'm generally looking for a rapid solution to a small site, but would also willing to commit to soemthing that would valuable in the longer term for larger sites. Chris.

In reply to Web Development Options by cgraf

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