2.0.40 apache: upgrading to 2.0.47 or what

Hello!


I apologize if this is not the place for the apache
and mod_perl version related question.

I use Redhat8.0 and the default apache server is 2.0.40
with mod_perl and perl 5.8.0.
I encountered difficulties to change my perl cgi scripts
mod_perl mode: there are some subtle problems which I
haven't identified: it just works with CGI mode, but not
mod_perl mode.

As to improve the overall performance is mandatory, I
would like to try mod_perl (some previous CGI script
does work properly and I am impressed by the speed!).
Under the circumstance, what do you think I should do?
To upgrade apache/mod_perl/perl to the latest 'best'
versions? Or replace them with stable apache.1.x and
mod_perl1.x (perl itself needs change here?)?

It would be nice that I can restore/rescue my current
environment in case of migration failure.


Thanks and best regards,
Wenjie

On 25 Sep 2003 07:06:05 -0700, gokkog.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com (Wenjie) wrote:

 >Hello!
 >
 >
 >I apologize if this is not the place for the apache
 >and mod_perl version related question.
 >
 >I use Redhat8.0 and the default apache server is 2.0.40
 >with mod_perl and perl 5.8.0.
 >I encountered difficulties to change my perl cgi scripts
 >mod_perl mode: there are some subtle problems which I
 >haven't identified: it just works with CGI mode, but not
 >mod_perl mode.
 >
 >As to improve the overall performance is mandatory, I
 >would like to try mod_perl (some previous CGI script
 >does work properly and I am impressed by the speed!).
 >Under the circumstance, what do you think I should do?
 >To upgrade apache/mod_perl/perl to the latest 'best'
 >versions? Or replace them with stable apache.1.x and
 >mod_perl1.x (perl itself needs change here?)?
 >
 >It would be nice that I can restore/rescue my current
 >environment in case of migration failure.
 >
 >
 >Thanks and best regards,
 >Wenjie

Wenjie;

FWIW - we just migrated our AIX/iPlanet web servers to RH8.0 w/Apache
2.0.40 and perl 5.8. The speed alone was worth the effort. We
originally installed mod_perl but because the scripts were not
specifically designed with that in mind we had the usual problems. So
we disabled mod_perl and use mod_cgi. We are very pleased with the
results.

Now that its in production the next several months will be devoted to
redesigned the APPEARANCE of the pages and rewriting the code in php.
But we require php version 4.3 + because of a needed timeout
function. We have developed other php apps on this platform and it
performs even FASTER than mod_perl. You might want to take a look at
php as it is actually quite similar to perl (no rebuttals, please).

Good luck on your endeavor.

Bob<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->