[rt-users] mod_perl and perl version

[Phil Homewood]

Andy Harrison wrote:
> I'm installing RT 3.0.4 on a fresh server and I'm getting tripped up installing
> mod_perl.  What I'm worried about is if I install mod_perl against perl 5.8.0,
> will all scripts that get run on apache be executed using perl version 5.8.0? 

Any that run under mod_perl will.

> Or can I lock that down to a specific vhost?  There's a series of perl scripts
> in a different vhost than rt that are written for an older version of perl and I
> don't want them to be affected by the mod_perl installation.

I'd recommend looking at fastcgi and/or speedycgi. They tend to play
a little nicer with others. :-)
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