On Mon, 29 Jan 2007 20:31:40 -0600 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have gotten the impression this may be a sore subject for the list > based on searching through the archives, but I do not intend to work > anyone up. I have been trying to find a solution to the problem of > shared hosting with a dynamic language such as PHP. I found the old > perchild MPM and it appears it is not being maintained or there was > possibly a design problem. I would like to know two things. > > 1. Is there a mechanism (other than suexec) that allows functionality > similar to perchild, that will allow a uid to be assigned on a per > request basis?
There are several third-party solutions: google for metux, peruser, mod_ruid, and fastcgi. > 2. If there is, do the developers need help with it? I can write C > and I am willing to help out with this. If there is not, Would > anyone from the Apache team be interested in working with me so I may > write such functionality, maybe for a future version of Apache? Patches welcome. Bear in mind that perchild was threaded, and therefore never likely to be suitable for php. -- Nick Kew Application Development with Apache - the Apache Modules Book http://www.apachetutor.org/
