mod_perl Developers Cookbook

The first mod_perl cookbook, containing valuable recipes that use mod_perl to extend the Apache API.

Tricks, solutions, and idioms gleaned from the authors experience as core members of the mod_perl community and active Web developers.

Logical progression from basic concepts to advanced mod_perl techniques. mod_perl Developers Cookbook takes developers from the basics of mod_perl to the development of advanced Web applications. Developers will learn tricks, solutions, and mod_perl idioms gleaned from the authors extensive experience as core members of the mod_perl community. Topics covered include- understanding the Apache request object; communicating with the Apache server; file handling; universal Resource Identifier manipulation; creating mod_perl handlers; object-oriented mod_perl, and using mod_perl in the entire Apache request cycle.

Geoffrey Young is an engineer for Covad Communications who designs and deploys Web interfaces to internal and external systems using mod_perl. He is a frequent contributor to the mod_perl Guide and compiles a weekly summary of the mod_perl mailing list.

Paul Lindner is a Web engineer who has developed mod_perl applications for the International Telecommunications Union, Red Hat, and Critical Path.

Randy Kobes is a professor of physics at the University of Winnipeg in Canada who conducts research on chaos and fractals. He has used mod_perl to establish a search engine for the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network.

mod_perl is a unique piece of software that wholly integrates the power of Perl with the flexibility and stability of the Apache Web server. With mod_perl, developers can harness the power of the full Apache API and develop Web applications quickly and without sacrificing performance. The mod_perl Developers Cookbook teaches programming with the mod_perl API by example. The book takes developers from the basics of mod_perl to the development advanced Web applications. Developers will learn tricks, solutions, and mod_perl idioms gleaned from the authors experience as developers and expert users of mod_perl.