Writing Apache Modules with Perl and C

Writing Apache Modules with Perl and C teaches you how to extend the capabilities of you web server. The book explains the design of Apache, mod_perl, and the Apache API. It then demonstrates how to use them to perform task such as: Rewriting CGI scripts as Apache modules to give them full acces to the Apache API Server-side filtering of HTML documents to embed special markup or code (much like SSI) Enhancing server log functionality Converting file formats on the fly Implementing dynamic navigation bars Incorporating database access into CGI scripts Customizing access control and authorization to block robots or to use an external database for passwords Lincoln Stein is the successful author of How to Set Up and Maintain a World Wide web Site and the developer of the widely used Perl CGI.pm module. Doug MacEachern is a consultant and the creator of the innovative mod_perl Apache module.