CGI: Making it go faster

RT Users
1

I’m creating a CGI script as a front-end to RT, however RT is very very
slow to load. I figure there’s ways to use mod_perl to make it faster.
Anyone done that?

I figure I have to
use RT::*
in such a way that they stay loaded permanently in Apache. If I can do
that then I’m happy.

I’ve not used mod_perl before, so any really simple instructions would
be greatly appreciated.

Cheers!
Rick

2

Rick Measham wrote:

I’m creating a CGI script as a front-end to RT, however RT is very very
slow to load. I figure there’s ways to use mod_perl to make it faster.
Anyone done that?
Many of rt-users use mod_perl or FastCGI.

I figure I have to
use RT::*
in such a way that they stay loaded permanently in Apache. If I can do
that then I’m happy.

I’ve not used mod_perl before, so any really simple instructions would
be greatly appreciated.
First of all, you have to install it.

1.x version: mod_perl: mod_perl Installation
Request Tracker Wiki describe procedure too.

2.x is beta, but last releases is stable enough. Please don’t try to use
old packages.

Don’t ignore 1.x docs cause it has good instructions that is still
applicable to 2.x, for example

3

Many of rt-users use mod_perl or FastCGI.

I didn’t think I could use RT without them … they’re installed and
working. RT works fine and is fast enough, however I have my own front
end for it. The front end works fine, however it takes years to load and
page (5 seconds) that requires RT interaction.

It’s probably more a question for mod_perl than for RT, but I’m trying
to find a quick example of how to make things work quicker in my own
front end :slight_smile:

Thanks and Cheers!
Rick

4

Rick Measham wrote:

Many of rt-users use mod_perl or FastCGI.

I didn’t think I could use RT without them … they’re installed and
You can run RT with standalone httpd or in pure CGI.

working. RT works fine and is fast enough, however I have my own front
end for it. The front end works fine, however it takes years to load and
page (5 seconds) that requires RT interaction.

It’s probably more a question for mod_perl than for RT, but I’m trying
to find a quick example of how to make things work quicker in my own
front end :slight_smile:
Yes, it’s OT here. mod_perl project has very responsible mailing list.
You can start from Apache::Registry.