[fpc-devel] Apache modules?

[Graeme Geldenhuys]

Thanks everybody you taking the time to reply... It seems Apache
Modules can do a lot more that I thought.  Well worth reading a bit
more about it!

Regards,
  Graeme.



On 7/18/06, Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho
<felipemonteiro.carvalho at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 7/18/06, Graeme Geldenhuys <graemeg.lists at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Is there a good resource on the web explaining the differences?  Any
> > help would be great.
>
> There is a table that compares various web technologies here:
>
> http://162.105.203.19/apache-doc/8.htm#BIN21
>
> Apache modules fit into the "Server API" category.
>
> Acctually you may want to read the full chapter. It´s the first chapter here:
>
> http://162.105.203.19/apache-doc/1.htm
>
> >   * Can things be kept in memory between user input? example: When
> > retrieving data from a database, can the connection be kept open?
>
> Yes, sure. The module never unloads. You can even open the connect on
> the initialization of the library, and close on the finalization. Just
> make sure to handle errors, and possible server crashes.
>
> >   * can I load user data (example: login data) and keep in available
> > while the user is working inside the web app?
>
> Yes, sure.
>
> You do can use modules to develop web page, but you can also do a lot
> more with them. One module I am planning to convert can detect
> spelling errors of a user trying to access a webpage, and then do it´s
> best to correct them. With modules you have access to all internals of
> the web server.
>
> --
> Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho
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