Is there anything I can do to improve the performance of my Apache Server?

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There is a module available called mod_perl which can be used by Apache to process calls to Perl files quicker.

This can only be attempted by a web host who is familiar with Apache configuration.

First you need to download and install the mod_perl module. Go to www.apache.org for more details on this.

Once mod_perl is installed, add the following IfModule to httpd.conf:


Alias /perl /var/www/perl/

SetHandler perl-script
PerlHandler Apache::Registry
Options +ExecCGI



Then look for a virtual server entry that looks like the following:


AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
Options ExecCGI -Indexes


And change it to the following:


AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
AddHandler cgi-script .pl
Options ExecCGI -Indexes