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Summary: Very informative; better than the Apache Book.
Review: It's amazing to see that the same company that wrote the otherwise worthless book, "Apache: The Definitive Guide," could have published an outstanding book such as this one. I love O'Reilly, hated the original Apache book, *love* this one =) Excellent work!
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Summary: Tarzan like book, shiny..., book marry Tarzan?
Review: It¹s succinct and enlightening.It reduces days of surfing PODS (perl docs), man-pages (unix docs), and online Apache online references into a nice little kitty. But it¹s not a simple typographical candying/laser-printing of your online docs--the author gives thorough treatment to important GOALS one would want to achieve with the Apache and Apache+Perl facilities--the facilities are elegant, but the sample code and explanations are definitely clear too. Even the reference section (Chapter 9-11) to Apache library are infested with snippets that improve code comprehension. I felt comfortable tackling the logic of third party Apache modules (in c) and Perl+Apache modules (in perl) after my first run through the book. The authors made sure you¹ll feel equally comfortable in c when tackling the Apache API, I¹m really happy about this, because some sites require programming in c to maximize server availability when the number of concurrent clients are too high for normal perl or java solutions, and other situations. Since the authors worked with the core server as well as Apache API closely in the effort to bring Perl and Apache together, I can see their enthusiasm in their explanation of c side of the API--which is what they use when improving the GNU mod_perl project--this helps to make this reference far far from being another dry treatment of a programming interface. While advanced CGI writers can learn all they need about Apache modules, I found it really soft and patient with newbies too. Newbies will find reading this book helps them a lot in understanding how one administer an Apache server (from a sys-admin or programmer¹s point of view) and learn what Apache is all about (if you thought the Apache Bible is good, this book helps you understand the workings of Apache even better). This book is like a brilliant TLC tele-surgery of high-performance Apache modules. Good for web-Jedi¹s all over the galaxy. I felt like I just camped and spent two weeks in a web-guru¹s workshop.Conclusion: *sniffle* Your book rule, worth every penny.
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Summary: A good book for Perl modules for Apache.
Review: Not much there for C, although it's not too difficult to make use of the Perl topics and covert them to C, it's more geared towards Perl (much more). That's too bad. Still, it's a good book and is very useful for referencing as well as for people looking to learn more about this topic.
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Summary: Its all Perl :-(
Review: The book in and of itself, is great. Typical O'Reilly fare. But this book is 99% Perl.. anyone writing Apache Modules, isn't writing them in Perl. Perl is great since it works as an add-on thats written in "C"! This book is more a mod_Perl users guide.
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Summary: The best book which lets programmers to fully utilize Apache
Review: The only authoritative book on Apache/mod_perl setting, which combines the two most powerful free software systems, Apache and Perl. Beginners and intermediate CGI programmers will be enlightened by such power at their finger tips. Folks already familiar with apache/mod_perl now can use it as *the* reference for all kinds of tricks and questions. No other better book on this topic yet.
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Summary: An Education for Web Developers
Review: This book is a pleasure to read. It provides information on web development on the Apache/Perl platform in a very accessible and entertaining form without being dumbed down. It convinced me that Apache/Perl was clearly the correct platform for my projects, where power and felxibility take precedence over performance i.e. who cares if IIS/NT is really a better high volume platform as M$ consistently claim. In addition, the book provides insights into the world of web servers and HTTP, examples of real problems and how they can be solved and first class examples of readable yet succint Perl code. I would recommend reading Randal Schwarz's Perl columns in for more real world applications.
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Summary: a must have for apache developers!
Review: This book offers comprehensive explanations and examples for developers who wants to tap into the power of apache via perl. Although the C examples are limited, I found that the combination of perl and apache is almost as powerful as C. A great reference as well once you understood how to do everything.
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Summary: Want to get the most out of Apache? BUY THIS BOOK!
Review: This is a tech book at its best. Lincoln & Doug have done a great job with module examples to produce a book with quick answers when you're in a jam & indepth coverage when you really need to know the ins and outs of Apache Modules.... It is to Apache Modules what the Bat book is to Sendmail.
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Summary: Thorough + helpful + well-written = must have
Review: This is primarily *the* mod_perl book. While mod_perl is very powerful and puts the full resources of Apache at your fingertips, you first need to know what the full resources of Apache *are*. This book does a great job of breaking down the steps of a request, outlining what you can and cannot do at each step, and providing examples of anything that's tricky. Definitely not a book for beginners, but if you're familiar with Perl and CGI and willing to learn, you've have a great toolkit you can use on Unix and Win32 systems. Both authors contribute regularly to the mod_perl mailing list (see http://perl.apache.org/) and are fantastically helpful to even novices like me. People like them make the Internet work.
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Summary: unique and well done
Review: Writing Apache Modules is a rather arcane specialty; with so many excellent free modules already available, most people can find more than the need with some simple configuration... but if you do end up with a more hardcore need, you simply have to have this book - and unlike many other books which are the first or only books to cover their subject, this one is clear, well thought out, and very helpful for the task at hand. Even with the full source and lots of examples handy online, this book and a handful of bookmarks made a huge difference to me. (It sits on a shelf now, project completed, but I wouldn't give it up!)
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