use Perl

• Apache::Template (Score:2)

  by merlyn (47)

  See Apache::Template - like Apache::Registry, but for templates instead of CGI.pm scripts.

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  • Randal L. Schwartz
  • Stonehenge
  • Re:Apache::Template (Score:1)

    by sumdeus (4830)

    Thanks Randal. Now all I have to do is figure out how in the hell to get it installed without gcc on the machine.
    • Without gcc? (Score:2)

      by rafael (2125)

      What's your OS ? and how did you install mod_perl without gcc :) ?
      • Re:Without gcc? (Score:1)

        by sumdeus (4830)

        Dare I say it's a hosting company... where they/I have about 200 perl modules installed, but for some reason this isn't one of them. They don't have gnu tools for security reasons, of course for another 15 bucks a month I can get them. I'm stuck with them for another 1/2 a year, so I have to make due. Unfortunately I need gcc for the xs stuff.
• mapping URLs to template files (Score:1)

  by perrin (4270)

  First off, I am not a fan of Apache::Template, or of mapping your URLs directly to the name of a template file. I think the URL and the name of the file you're going to run should have only a loose mapping, therefore I usually just map my URL to a handler, and then let the handler decide which template to run based on what it's doing. For example, requesting /login/ might result in running login_form.html, or maybe login_error.html, etc.

  However, if I were trying to do what you are doing (map /foo.html to
  • Re:mapping URLs to template files (Score:1)

    by sumdeus (4830)

    Very helpful, and nice since I don't need to install any additional modules. I will goof around with the handler... I was using Location directive instead of the Files so things were a little goofy.
    
    Appreciate the comment.