02/04/2007
Desperately seeking... a lightweight Perl web framework
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Architecture I
lWeb Protocol
HTTP request/response
URI, REST, URL parameters  http://server.com/client/view/FRED?view=xml&tabs=all
Web 2.0, AJAX
lWeb Server
Apache, IIS, lighttpd
CGI/mod_perl, FastCGI
lController Processing
Apache registry style stacked phase handlers
MVC Model View Controller
Single entry point vs. separate CGI
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