AxKit combines the power of Perl's rich and varied XML processing facilities with the flexibility of the Apache web server. Rather than implementing such an environment in a monolithic package, as some application servers do, it takes a more modular approach. It allows developers to choose the lower-level tools such as XML parsers and XSLT processors for themselves . This neutrality with respect to lower-level tools gives AxKit the ability to adapt and incorporate new, better performing, or more feature-rich tools as quickly as they appear. That flexibility costs, however. You will probably have to install more than just the AxKit distribution to get a working system.
