Using mod_perl in a non httpd environment

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Hello all,

I wrote a mod_perl module managing FORM authentication (and a lot of other
things).
This module had to run on a platform (router) with a lot of memory/CPU.
These last days, our marketing team changed the platform definition (few
memory, cheap CPU) !!!!
In other words, apache/mod_perl/my_module will not be used as is on the new
platform.

My questions: is there a way to run mod_perl/my_module on an HTTP
server/reverse proxy other than apache ?
If so, what kind of HTTP server/reverse proxy ?

Thanks

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Thanks


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Re: Using mod_perl in a non httpd environment

titetluc titetluc wrote:

> My questions: is there a way to run mod_perl/my_module on an HTTP
> server/reverse proxy other than apache ?
> If so, what kind of HTTP server/reverse proxy ?

mod_perl is an Apache module written to the Apache API. Like every other Apache module, it will only
work under Apache. The only exception would be if someone wrote a compatibility layer between some
other HTTP server and Apache, but that would almost certainly not save you any memory.

--
Michael Peters
Plus Three, LP

Re: Using mod_perl in a non httpd environment

In a message dated 2009-2-11 19:48:12 titetluc@gmail.com writes:
> My questions: is there a way to run mod_perl/my_module on an HTTP
server/reverse proxy other than >apache ?
>If so, what kind of HTTP server/reverse proxy ?

You can't run modperl modules on other httpds than Apache.
But for reverse-proxy and auth items you may consider to use Squid and the
customized redirectors.

J.

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Re: Using mod_perl in a non httpd environment

On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 6:47 AM, titetluc titetluc wrote:
> I wrote a mod_perl module managing FORM authentication (and a lot of other
> things).
> This module had to run on a platform (router) with a lot of memory/CPU.
> These last days, our marketing team changed the platform definition (few
> memory, cheap CPU) !!!!

How much? I've run mod_perl comfortably on machines that look pretty
small by today's standards.

> My questions: is there a way to run mod_perl/my_module on an HTTP
> server/reverse proxy other than apache ?
> If so, what kind of HTTP server/reverse proxy ?

Apache is a fast, small, and efficient HTTP server. It can run in
tiny amounts of RAM. Your problem here is Perl, which, like most
high-level languages, uses a lot of memory. If you have to work in a
really tight space, I'd suggest rewriting your module as an apache
module in C.

- Perrin