Re: Help with request data

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Hello Dermot,

You need to use Apache2::Request for mp2. This comes with the libapreq2
package from the excellent theoryx5 site. Notice the change in the package
namespace.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dermot Paikkos" <dermot@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx>
To: <modperl@xxxx.xxxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 10:13 PM
Subject: Help with request data


> Hi
>
> MP2 RC5
>
> I am moving from a MP1 to MP2 server and am having trouble. I have
> opted to re-write the scripts I had so I could add some more
> functions.
>
> I am struggling tring to find methods to access my form data and
> other headers. I am currently using
>
> my $form_data = $r->the_request()
>
> and split the line from there to access the form values.
>
> For other headers I am using
> my $string = $r->as_string;
> (my $user-agent) = ($string =~ /User-Agent:(.*)\sAccept/);
>
> I can get to where I want but I have the feeling I am taking the long
> way to do it. The cook book I have on mod_perl doesn't cover MP2.
>
> Is there no direct replacement for $r->param('field_name') or
> $headers_in{'User-Agent'}? If not should I just continue as I am or
> are there better methods for getting at the request?
>
> Apologies in advance if I have missed this in the docs but I can't
> find anything obvious in the Request::* documentation. I also am a
> bit OO illiterate.
>
> Thanx.
> Dp.
>
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