[cgiapp] mod_perl vs. FastCGI

[Steve]

I've got my app with Dispatch (and Autorunmode) running under mod_fcgid. 
I've actually seen some pretty astounding speed improvements (approx 17x 
faster) since I've done it.

I usually debug my apps by reverting my local apache config to run under 
vanilla CGI.

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Steve Comrie

Benjamin Hitz wrote:
>
> We have converted a plain cgi app under CGI::App (no dispatch) to run 
> under FCGI without much difficulty (Solaris).  The biggest problem I 
> had was some "mixed" apps where I was creating 2 distinct DBI database 
> handles.  Once I got it down to 1, everything worked well.
>
> Primary gain is start up time from stuff like DBIx::Class (but 
> CGI::App and even perl are kinda heavy weight).
>
> We still have to restart apache to debug it, although "in principle" 
> you don't.
>
> Ben
>
> On Jan 19, 2009, at 8:57 AM, fREW Schmidt wrote:
>
>> Someone earlier mentioned that FastCGI adds a good layer between
>> apache and the application.
>>
>> The main issues I have with mod_perl is that even with Apache2::Reload
>> I still get errors and have to restart the server while I am
>> developing.  I think the issue has something to do with the way that
>> Autorunmode is implemented.
>>
>>
>> I also like the idea that with FastCGI we can switch back to IIS.  I
>> am trying to convince my boss that Apache is a good option, but it
>> would be nice to be able to switch back to IIS if there are issues.
>>
>> Anyway, I worry that I will keep having issues like this as I develop,
>> and restarting the server every time I make a change (while in
>> development of course) is just silly.  Does anyone know how hard it is
>> to set up FastCGI with CGI::Application and
>> CGI::Application::Dispatch?
>>
>>
>> -- 
>>
>> -fREW
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