mod_perl: Developer's guide


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This guide is aimed for mod_perl 2.0 core and 3rd party modules developers.

Part I: mod_perl 2.0 Core Development

mod_perl 2.0 Source Code Explained: This document explains how to navigate the mod_perl source code, modify and rebuild the existing code and most important: how to add new functionality.

mod_perl internals: Apache 2.0 Integration: This document should help to understand the initialization, request processing and shutdown process of the mod_perl module. This knowledge is essential for a less-painful debugging experience. It should also help to know where a new code should be added when a new feature is added.

mod_perl internals: mod_perl-specific functionality flow: This document attempts to help understand the code flow for certain features. This should help to debug problems and add new features.

MPMs - Multi-Processing Model Modules: Discover what are the available MPMs and how they work with mod_perl.

mod_perl Coding Style Guide: This document explains the coding style used in the core mod_perl development and which should be followed by all core developers.

Part II: 3rd party modules Development with mod_perl 2.0

Porting Apache:: XS Modules from mod_perl 1.0 to 2.0: This document talks mainly about porting modules using XS code. It's also helpful to those who start developing mod_perl 2.0 packages.

Part III: Core Performance Issues

Measure sizeof() of Perl's C Structures: This document describes the sizeof various structures, as determined by util/sizeof.pl. These measurements are mainly for research purposes into making Perl things smaller, or rather, how to use less Perl things.

Which Coding Technique is Faster: This document tries to show more efficient coding styles by benchmarking various styles.

Part IV: Debugging

Porting Apache:: XS Modules from mod_perl 1.0 to 2.0: This document talks mainly about porting modules using XS code. It's also helpful to those who start developing mod_perl 2.0 packages.

Debugging mod_perl Perl Internals: This document explains how to debug Perl code under mod_perl.

Debugging mod_perl C Internals: This document explains how to debug C code under mod_perl, including mod_perl core itself.

Part V: Help

Getting Help with mod_perl 2.0 Core Development: This document covers the resources available to the mod_perl 2.0 core developer. Please notice that you probably want to read the user's help documentation if you have problems using mod_perl 2.0.