> hmmm, I actually like the idea. It would allow us to create a very feature > rich auth module, supporting all sorts of different kinds of schemas > for group membership and what not. - I disagree that the sql re-use > would just be a few lines, I think it would be quite a bit more if > features were added. > > >It would be different if the proposed mod_authn_sql (or mod_authn_rdbm) > would > >implement a generic connection pooling. > > this, IMO, doesn't belong in an auth module itself. if you > implement connection pooling it should be independent of who is > using the connections.
okay, so why not just put libdbi(somthing like it/based off of it) into APR-Util? http://libdbi.sourceforge.net/features.php I wonder if the libdbi people would be willing to re-license.. They are currently using LGPL. -chip
