CGI.pm and PerlRun

[Jeff <eb...@crist.com>]

I am gradually moving to mod_Perl using Apache::PerlRun instead of
Apache::Registry.  I am also considering switching from cgi-lib.pl to
CGI.pm however I hear CGI.pm takes longer to load.  Will CGI.pm
automatically be cached, thereby eliminating the performance hit, by
handling the scripts with Apache::PerlRun or do I have to preload the
modules at server startup using PerlModule CGI;
 
If I preload, do I have to put a PerlModule CGI; within every
<VirtualHost> directive or just once in the httpd.conf and it will apply
to all virtualhosts.
 
And finally if I want to run CGI.pm in CGI-LIB compatibility mode, do I
have to use a startup file instead or can I say:
 
PerlModule CGI qw(:cgi-lib);  I'm guessing I have to put it in a startup
file??
 
Thanks
 

Re: CGI.pm and PerlRun

[Stas Bekman <st...@stason.org>]

Jeff wrote:
> I am gradually moving to mod_Perl using Apache::PerlRun instead of 
> Apache::Registry.  I am also considering switching from cgi-lib.pl to 
> CGI.pm however I hear CGI.pm takes longer to load.  Will CGI.pm 
> automatically be cached, thereby eliminating the performance hit, by 
> handling the scripts with Apache::PerlRun or do I have to preload the 
> modules at server startup using PerlModule CGI;
>  
> If I preload, do I have to put a PerlModule CGI; within every <VirtualHost>  directive or just once in the httpd.conf and it will apply to all 
> virtualhosts.
>  
> And finally if I want to run CGI.pm in CGI-LIB compatibility mode, do I 
> have to use a startup file instead or can I say:
>  
> PerlModule CGI qw(:cgi-lib);  I'm guessing I have to put it in a startup 
> file??

Jeff, you will find answers to 99% of your questions here:
http://perl.apache.org/release/docs/1.0/guide/index.html

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