===== Perl tips =====

==== Installing mod_perl ====
Quick start: http://perl.apache.org/docs/2.0/user/intro/start_fast.html#Installation

=== Administration ===
Enter the perl CPAN shell:
  * <code>perl -MCPAN -e shell</code>

List installed module versions:
  * <code>perl -MCPAN -e 'CPAN::Shell->r'</code>

List installed module versions (from inside the shell):
  * <code>r</code>
Reconfigure cpan
  * <code>perl -MCPAN -e 'o conf init'</code>

==== Living with CPAN ====
Good tips on using CPAN: http://sial.org/howto/perl/life-with-cpan/

You can reconfigure CPAN completely by using 'o conf init' at the cpan
prompt. Or you can configure a single option with o conf followed by the
option and the values you want to set. Then use 'o conf commit' to save
the changes permenantly. Entering just 'o conf' will show the current
settings

=== Installing modules in other paths ===

http://sial.org/howto/perl/life-with-cpan/non-root/

=== cpan2rpm ===
Installing through CPAN is dangerous because it doesn't have an uninstall command and modules you install are not registered in a package manager (and therefore can only be removed manually).  Use ''cpan2rpm'' to create RPMs from CPAN modules: http://perl.arix.com/cpan2rpm/

  * Install:
<code># rpm -Uvh ~alan/cpan2rpm-2.028-1.noarch.rpm</code>