Webstar and Mac Perl

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2 total messages Started by James Davidson Wed, 15 Jan 1997 00:00

#12548

Author: James Davidson
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 00:00

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I will shortly be setting up a web server using Web Star and am 
considering installing Mac Perl as a scripting language.

I would appreciate any tips from people who have used this setup 
before. 

How easy is it to set up? 
Any pitfalls to look out for?
How well will it perform on PM7200/120?
Is there an archive of MacPerl cgi scripts?
Any other suggestions for a scripting language?

Any responses would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in Advance

James

Re: Webstar and Mac Perl

#12549

Author: Matthias Neeracher
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 00:00

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James Davidson <james_davidson@yes.optus.com.au> writes:
> I will shortly be setting up a web server using Web Star and am 
> considering installing Mac Perl as a scripting language.
> 
> I would appreciate any tips from people who have used this setup 
> before. 
> 
> How easy is it to set up?

Easy. See Micro-FAQ attached at end.

> Any pitfalls to look out for?

Don't know.

> How well will it perform on PM7200/120?

Not exactly a speed demon.

> Is there an archive of MacPerl cgi scripts?

Not that I know.

> Any other suggestions for a scripting language?

Frontier is a lot faster.

Matthias

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Matthias Neeracher   <neeri@iis.ee.ethz.ch>   http://www.iis.ee.ethz.ch/~neeri
   "One fine day in my odd past..." -- Pixies, _Planet of Sound_

MacPerl CGI Micro-FAQ:

1) Is it possible to develop CGI scripts for MacHTTP using MacPerl?

Yes. You'll need the MacHTTP CGI Script extension, which is available
in ftp://err.ethz.ch/pub/neeri/MacPerl/ as "PCGI". The latest version,
"PCGI_06Feb96.sit.hqx", is largely compatible with the Unix CGI
specification. This file will also contain a small example.

2) Are there any books on CGI authoring?

Go to any technical bookstore. You won't be able to swing around a cat
by its tail without hitting a CGI book.

If you prefer to find a book without cruelties to animals, here's a
few books that I've read or have been mentioned by others.

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   Charlie Stross, "The Web Architect's Handbook", Addison-Wesley 1996

   Compact and hype free, discusses many issues related to WWW site
   construction. 
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   Christian Neuss and Johan Vromans,
   "The Webmaster's Handbook, Perl Power For Your Web Server"
   International Thomson Computer Press, 1996
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