Tuning Apache for Mod_Perl and CGI-Proxy

Every now and then, someone asks me “Hey, how do I ‘tune’ my webserver to better run proxies? I’ve heard tuning is really important but what does it mean?” or they’ll ask “why is it important to run a dedicated server just for a proxy site? Can’t I run my sites on (some cheaper hosting method)?” Hopefully once you’re done reading this article, you’ll better understand the answers to these common questions, and come out with a knowledge of how specifically to tune apache for J Marshall’s Cgi-Proxy script to run on Apache. You should also be able to take the concepts herein and apply them to performance tuning Apache for any website.