> Hi,
>
> While documenting the 'restart twice on start' apache's behavior, I've
> tested $Apache::Server::ReStarting and $Apache::Server::Starting.
>
> <Perl> section is executed twice -- OK.
> startup.pl is executed once -- OK.
> $Apache::Server::ReStarting never gets set! - I suppose it's a bug.
>
> (I have tried Apache::Server::ReStarting and Apache::ServerReStarting
> which is the same... I've even tried Apache::Server::Restarting and
> Apache::ServerRestarting - I know they don't exist)
>
> Meanwhile the only workaround is:
>
> ReStarting == true if Starting == false
>
> Here is the test that you can reproduce:
>
> I've added:
> httpd.conf:
> ----------
> <Perl>
> print STDERR "<Perl> Apache::Server::Starting is true \n" if
> $Apache::Server::Starting;
> print STDERR "<Perl> Apache::Server::Starting is false \n" unless
> $Apache::Server::Starting;
> print STDERR "<Perl> Apache::Server::ReStarting is true \n" if
> $Apache::Server::ReStarting;
> print STDERR "<Perl> Apache::Server::ReStarting is false \n" unless
> $Apache::Server::ReStarting;
> </Perl>
>
> startup.pl:
> -----------
> print STDERR "startup.pl: Apache::Server::Starting is true \n" if
> $Apache::Server::Starting;
> print STDERR "startup.pl: Apache::Server::Starting is false \n" unless
> $Apache::Server::Starting;
> print STDERR "startup.pl: Apache::Server::ReStarting is true \n" if
> $Apache::Server::ReStarting;
> print STDERR "startup.pl: Apache::Server::ReStarting is false \n" unless
> $Apache::Server::ReStarting;
>
> when server is started
>
> startup.pl: Apache::Server::Starting is true
> startup.pl: Apache::Server::ReStarting is false
> <Perl> Apache::Server::Starting is true
> <Perl> Apache::Server::ReStarting is false
>
> and in the error_log:
>
> <Perl> Apache::Server::Starting is false
> <Perl> Apache::Server::ReStarting is false
>
> I'm running the latest CVS (both mod_perl and apache) version on linux
> with perl5.00503 if it matters.
>
> BTW, Doug -- a wish list:
>
> I think we need four states:
> 1. Starting
> 2. Restarting
> 3. Running
> 4. Stopping
>
> I needed the 'Stopping' flag for the runwaway processes watchdog if you
> remember. probably other cleanup and alerting features can be added using
> the 'stopping' flag.
>
> Regarding implementation -- it can be a single variable, with four states.
>
> Thanks!
>
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