---
name: "Catalyst::Manual::Runtime"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libcatalyst-perl"
version: "5.7014-1"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Catalyst::Manual::Runtime"
---

# Catalyst::Manual::Runtime(3pm)

User guide and reference for Catalyst

## NAME

Catalyst::Manual - User guide and reference for Catalyst

## DESCRIPTION

This is the (table of contents page of the) comprehensive user guide and reference for Catalyst.

## IMPORTANT NOTE

If you need to read the Catalyst Manual make sure that you have Catalyst::Manual installed from cpan.  To check that it is installed run the following command from a unix (bash) prompt:

```
 $ perldoc -t Catalyst::Manual::Tutorial::CatalystBasics 2>&1 >/dev/null && echo OK || echo MISSING
```

If you see "OK" as the output, it's there, if you see "MISSING" you need to install the Catalyst::Manual distribution.

- •

  Catalyst::Manual::About

  Explanation (without code) of what Catalyst is and why to use it.

- •

  Catalyst::Manual::Intro

  Introduction to Catalyst. This is a detailed, if unsystematic, look at  the basic concepts of Catalyst and what the best practices are for  writing applications with it.

- •

  Catalyst::Manual::Tutorial

  A detailed step-by-step tutorial going through a single application thoroughly.

- •

  Catalyst::Manual::Plugins

  Catalyst Plugins and Components. A brief look at some of the very many modules for extending Catalyst.

- •

  Catalyst::Manual::Cookbook

  Cooking with Catalyst. Recipes and solutions that you might want to use in your code.

- •

  Catalyst::Manual::Installation

  How to install Catalyst, in a variety of different ways. A closer look at one of the more difficult issues of using the framework--getting it.

- •

  Catalyst::Manual::WritingPlugins

  Writing plugins for Catalyst; the use of NEXT.

- •

  Catalyst::Manual::Internals

  Here be dragons! A very brief explanation of the Catalyst request cycle, the major components of Catalyst, and how you can use this knowledge when writing applications under Catalyst.

## SUPPORT

IRC:

```
    Join #catalyst on irc.perl.org.
```

Mailing-Lists:

```
    http://lists.rawmode.org/mailman/listinfo/catalyst
    http://lists.rawmode.org/mailman/listinfo/catalyst-dev
```

## AUTHOR

Sebastian Riedel, `"sri@oook.de"` Jesse Sheidlower, `"jester@panix.com"`

## COPYRIGHT

This program is free software, you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.