Perl/Apache Alternative to IIS/ASP

[Peter C. de Tagyos]

~sdpm~
Yeah, at this point I am leaning more towards Perl than PHP.  I have also
been reading up on the Zope system, which looks interesting, but it seems
like you have to learn all about their object architecture and API.  I would
rather use something like Perl, and use various modules that wrap DB
connections and the like.  That way, you do everything in Perl.

Mason does look interesting.  I will need to read up more on that.

Thanks for the reply.

Peter


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-san-diego-pm-list at pm.org
[mailto:owner-san-diego-pm-list at pm.org]On Behalf Of Christopher 'Ducky'
Chapin
Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2001 6:38 PM
To: Peter C. de Tagyos
Cc: san-diego-pm-list at pm.org
Subject: Re: Perl/Apache Alternative to IIS/ASP


~sdpm~

I believe perl would give you a better library to work from than PHP. PHP
has a lot of web-based drop-ins, but if you really want to build
something, you have to write it yourself - perl is just better for that.

I'd suggest having a look at something like embperl
(http://perl.apache.org/embperl) or Mason (http://masonhq.com). Both are
built for embedding perl into html pages. I prefer Mason, it made more
sense to me first. =)

As far as transitioning, sorry I can't offer much help there. =/

-Chris

On Sat, 13 Oct 2001, Peter C. de Tagyos wrote:

> ~sdpm~
> Hey all.
>
> I am pretty new to Perl, having primarily experience with MS platforms and
> products.  Currently, I use IIS/ASP/COM+/SQL Server to construct
e-commerce
> web sites.  I wish to get away from the MS solution, for a multitude of
> reasons, and I am looking into how I might do this.
>
> Replacing IIS with Apache is pretty straightforward, and using PHP or
> perl_mod instead of ASP is also a pretty easy transition.  However, I
cannot
> seem to figure out what would be the Perl equivalent of my business
objects
> running in COM+.  Right now, the sites I develop are 3-tier, with the web
> boxes running IIS/ASP, the biz boxes running objects in COM+, and the DB
> server running SQL2000.  This setup is nice because I can support several
> web boxes with the sole biz box and DB box.  From all that I have read,
the
> Perl alternative seems to advocate putting Apache and the Perl business
> modules all on one box, with perhaps a DB hosted on another box.  This
> doesn't seem to be decoupled enough.
>
> So I guess what I am really asking, is how do I build a multi-tier system
> using Apache, Perl, and other open-source products?  If such systems
aren't
> necessary, why not?
>
> I would appreciate any advice.  I have looked on several Perl websites,
and
> there doesn't seem to be any sort of guide or whitepaper for moving from a
> MS solution to an open-source one.  I think that such a document would be
> very helpful- for developers interested in transitioning, and for the
> pointy-haired bosses they are trying to convince. Perhaps I will write
such
> a thing once I figure it all out.  :)
>
> Thanks!
>
> Peter
>
> ~sdpm~
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