Apache::PageKit
===============

Status
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Version: 0.90 (Alpha)
API is subject to change, and should stablize as
we approach version 1.00 (First Beta Release)

Description
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	PageKit is a web applications framework that is based on mod_perl.
	This framework is distinguished from others such as Embperl and Mason
	by providing a clear seperation of programming, content and
	presentation.

	It does this by implementing a Model/View/Content/Controller paradigm:
		- Model is user supplied Perl classes
		- View is set of HTML::Templates
		- Content is set of XML Files
		- Controller is PageKit

	This allows your programmers, designers and content editors to work
	independently with clean well-defined interfaces.

	PageKit provides the following features:
		- Language Localization
		- Session Management
		- Input Validation
		- Sticky HTML Forms
		- Authentication
		- Co-branding
		- Component-based architecture
		- Automatic Dispatching of URIs
		- Easy Error Handling

Requirements
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	- mod_perl
	- libapreq
	- Apache::Session 1.5
	- HTML::FillInForm
	- HTML::Template 2.2
	- Mail::Mailer
	- XML::Parser

Required for make test
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	- DBD::CSV
	- Digest::MD5
	- HTTP::Headers
	- SQL::Statement
	- Text::CSV_XS

Installation
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	After installing the requirements, you can use the standard

	perl Makefile.PL
	make
	make test
	make install

	You will be prompted for the location of your mod_perl server.
	This will be used to start a running PageKit enabled web server
	for testing.

Configuration
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	Configuring PageKit is as easy as adding the following
	to your httpd.conf

		SetHandler perl-script
		PerlSetVar PKIT_ROOT /path/to/pagekit/files
		PerlModule Apache::PageKit 
		PerlHandler +MyPageKit

	and changing the settings in

		/path/to/pagekit/files/Config/Config.xml

Bugs
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Send bug reports and suggestions to tjmather@anidea.com

Copyright
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Copyright (c) 2000, AnIdea Corporation.  All rights Reserved.
PageKit is a trademark of AnIdea Corporation. 

License
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This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
Ricoh Source Code Public License for more details. 

You can redistribute this module and/or modify it only under the
terms of the Ricoh Source Code Public License. 

You should have received a copy of the Ricoh Source Code Public
License along with this program; if not, obtain one at
http://www.pagekit.org/license