Re: OT: what's the difference between apache+mod_perl and apache-perl, apache+mod_ssl and apache-ssl etc...

[Nathan E Norman <nnorman@incanus.net>]

On Wed, Mar 19, 2003 at 12:49:40PM +0200, Haim Ashkenazi wrote:
> Hi
> 
> If I understand corectly, apache-perl is staticaly compiled with mod_perl (that is it's the same as installing apache+mod_perl). so how come I can install both? the same with apache-ssl. 
> 
> Am I missing something here?

Well, er, installing apache-perl isn't quite the same as installing
apache + libapache-mod-perl; as you point out the former is compiled
in while the latter links dynamically.  Likewise, apache-ssl and
apache + libapache-mod-ssl are not the same in that the SSL stuff is
compiled in when you run apache-ssl.  The apache issue is further
complicated in that apache-ssl and libapache-mod-ssl _are not the same
code_ ... they are two means to an end.  See
http://www.apache-ssl.org/#mod_ssl for an explanation.

For most people it somes down to personal preference.  Personally, I
like to install apache + whatever libapache-mod-* packages I
want/need.  Others like the compiled in version.

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