mod_perl is an optional module for the Apache web server. It embeds a Perl interpreter into the Apache server, so that dynamic content produced by Perl scripts can be served in response to incoming requests, without the significant overhead of re-launching the Perl interpreter for each request.

mod_perl can emulate a CGI environment, so that existing Perl CGI scripts can benefit from the performance boost without having to be re-written.

External links

• Main website
• Install Docs
  • http://perl.apache.org/docs/2.0/user/install/install.html
  • http://www.ibiblio.org/zutshi/inls283/assign3.html
  • http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/98/38/index2a.html?tw=programming