Mason (Pearl)

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Mason is a web framework based on the Perl programming language . In terms of concept, Mason is similar to PHP , but the use of Perl means that sophisticated string processing in UTF-8 and the very numerous CPAN modules are available. Mason is distributed as free software under the GNU General Public License and Artistic License .

Mason is suitable as a backend for websites with dynamic content under heavy loads, such as online newspapers or database-driven e-business. Mason is used on some popular websites such as amazon.com and del.icio.us ; a comprehensive list can be found at Mason HQ.

Mason can be used as an Apache module or as a CGI program.

poet

Mason's companion project Poet is a Perl web framework (and is aimed at Mason developers). It is based on PSGI / Plack and uses Mason for request routing and templating .

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