Re: is mod_perl better for CGI application?

"John" <john1949@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
This is more of a hosting question, I know.

We use Perl primarily to write our website. The site uses CGI.pm
extensively. So, every page begins my $x=param('x') etc and depending
on whether it is 'undef' will jump to some routine or other. Lots of
forms.

Now, would we better off hosting on 'mod_perl' server, and what are the
key advantages?

The key advantage is the over-head speed and ability to cache database
handles and such. The disadvantage is that it is more finicky and easier
to screw up.

Are you having performance problems with your server keeping up with
requests, are these problems due to the start-up overhead of the CGI
scripts and the overhead of creating the database handles?

Xho

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