[rt-users] Large # of tickets - internal server error?

[Robert Spier]

> So, my question comes down to, why is perl using up so much CPU?  I thought
> using fastcgi would avoid mod_perl, so what exactly is using perl (fastcgi
> itself?).  I am far from an expert on perl, so that's probably part
> of the

Yes.  FastCGI is running perl.  Perl is REQUIRED for RT.

> problem.  My mod_perl, from the ports collection, is built as a module.  So
> I know mod_perl won't work properly with RT, but I went with fastcgi
> to

mod_perl likely _will_ work fine these days as a module.  Generally,
its safe to use.  If you get odd segfaults, stop using it.