
Background
mod_perl
is an Apache module that greatly speeds up Perl CGI applications by pre-loading the Perl interpreter and compiling Perl scripts only once - it can be used with TWiki with no code changes. It is already used by some TWiki sites on both Unix/Linux and Windows. For more background, see
http://perl.apache.org/. See also
ModPerlProxied for configuration with the Advanced Extranet Server. (
http://www.advx.org).
The complete
"Practical mod_perl" book is available online under the terms of the
CreativeCommons "Attribution Share-Alike License".
For cookbook guides to setting up
mod_perl
see
ModPerlUnix or
ModPerlWindows/WindowsModPerlInstallCookbook. Some detail mentioned in either may apply to the other environment as well. If you have trouble, read both topics. See also
SelectiveModPerl for instructions on how to enable mod_perl for only certain scripts.
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