what the f is mod perl anway?
Read the documentation next time. Don't know where to start? Google
should get you off, and the link to
http://perl.apache.org/ in my previous
post should give you a clue.
For now, 'perldoc mod_perl' gives me this (and a lot more):
The Apache/Perl integration project brings together the full power of
the Perl programming language and the Apache HTTP server. This is
achieved by linking the Perl runtime library into the server and pro-
viding an object oriented Perl interface to the server's C language
API. These pieces are seamlessly glued together by the `mod_perl'
server plugin, making it is possible to write Apache modules entirely
in Perl. In addition, the persistent interpreter embedded in the
server avoids the overhead of starting an external interpreter and the
penalty of Perl start-up (compile) time.
In short, there are two major benefits from using mod_perl:
1. Speed (no need to load the Perl interpreter for each request)
2. Integration with the Apache web-server