NAME

       CGI::SSI_Parser - Implement SSI for Perl CGI

SYNOPSIS

         use CGI::SSI_Parser;

         $CGI::SSI_Parser::recursive = 1;

         fssi($filename);
         sssi($string);

DESCRIPTION

       CGI::SSI_Parser is used in CGI scripts for parsing SSI directives in files or string
       variables, and fully implements the functionality of apache's mod_include module.

       It is an alternative to famous Apache::SSI modules, but it doesn't require mod_perl. This
       is an advantage to those who are using public hosting services.  There is a disadvantage,
       however - the module consumes much memory, and I don't recommend using it on heavy-loaded
       sites (currently it's being used on a site with 10000 hits, and I consider this as a
       limit). I hope to get rid of this disadvantage by the time the release comes out
       (currently it's beta).

       SSI Directives

       This module supports the same directives as mod_include. For methods listed below but not
       documented, please see mod_include's online documentation at
       http://httpd.apache.org/docs/mod/mod_include.html .

       * config
       * echo
           This directive is not fully supported in current version.

       * exec
       * fsize
       * flastmod
       * include
       * printenv
       * set
           This directive is not supported in current version.

       * perl
           This directive is not supported in current version.

       * if
       * elif
       * else
       * endif
           These four directives are not supported in current version.

       Outline Usage

       First you need to load the CGI::SSI_Parser module:

         use CGI::SSI_Parser;

       You need to specify the following when processing of all nested directives is needed
       (default value - 0):

        $CGI::SSI_Parser::recursive = 1;

       To parse file or string you need to use:

         fssi($filename);
         sssi($string);

       The result is printed to STDOUT.

TO DO

       Full implementation of all SSI directives.

       Optimize memory consumption.

AUTHOR

       Vadim Y. Ponomarenko, vp@istc.kiev.ua

SEE ALSO

       mod_include, perl(1).