Apache::Request cookie handling methods?

[princepawn <pr...@perlmonk.org>]

p.209 of the Eagle Book states that Apache::Request has some
experimental cookie-handling functions. However, neither perldoc
Apache or perldoc Apache::Request has the word cookie anywhere in
their body.

CGI::cookie() is wonderful, but I feel funny using CGI.pm and
CGI::Cookie under mod_perl and would much rather use Apache API
methods.  

Could someone point me to the documentation for apache-based cookie
handling? 

Re: Apache::Request cookie handling methods?

[Per Einar <pe...@skynet.be>]

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From: "princepawn" <pr...@perlmonk.org>
To: <mo...@apache.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2001 4:52 PM
Subject: Apache::Request cookie handling methods?



> p.209 of the Eagle Book states that Apache::Request has some
> experimental cookie-handling functions.

I don't believe they are experimental anymore. The Eagle book is growing a
little oiutdated concerning some of the newer features of mod_perl. It's
always good to check the mod_perl guide ( http://perl.apache.org/guide/ ),
or other documentation on mod_perl too.

> However, neither perldoc
> Apache or perldoc Apache::Request has the word cookie anywhere in
> their body.
>
> CGI::cookie() is wonderful, but I feel funny using CGI.pm and
> CGI::Cookie under mod_perl and would much rather use Apache API
> methods.

The cookie handlng functions from the Apache API come from the
Apache::Cookie module. It has the same interface as CGI::Cookie, except that
it requires you to pass it the request record too. It comes with the
Apache::Request distribution, and is documented through `perldoc
Apache::Cookie`.

Per Einar Ellefsen

Re: Apache::Request cookie handling methods?

[Jon Nangle <bl...@cix.co.uk>]

>>>>> "princepawn" == princepawn  <pr...@perlmonk.org> writes:

    princepawn> Could someone point me to the documentation for
    princepawn> apache-based cookie handling?

perldoc Apache::Cookie

Jon

Re: Apache::Request cookie handling methods?

[Ken Williams <ke...@forum.swarthmore.edu>]

princepawn@perlmonk.org (princepawn) wrote:
>p.209 of the Eagle Book states that Apache::Request has some
>experimental cookie-handling functions. However, neither perldoc
>Apache or perldoc Apache::Request has the word cookie anywhere in
>their body.

The cookie-handling stuff is called Apache::Cookie.


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