Re: "Threading" on Win32

[Chuck Goehring]

Alistair   I believe this is because the Apache and mod_perl are threaded but the perl is not (optional/experimental).  So, the mod_perl serializes the use of perl.  Someday, it will be safe to use the options in the perl makefile to turn it on.   I'm on NT and 2000 as well and wish I wasn't.   Chuck     Hi.  I'm running Apache 1.3.14, mod_perl 1.24_02 on Windows 2000 sp1, but I've seen this problem on other Win32 platforms. Basically, no matter how many "threads" are set up in httpd.conf, when a mod_perl URL is retreived, my apache will not service any other URLs until the mod_perl URL is finished.  Apache on its own is OK, I can (say) download two 4MB files simultaneously, but as soon as any mod_perl process gets going, all new URLS "hang" until it completes.  If a long download is going on and the mod_perl process starts, then the long download carries on AND the mod_perl one works, but any new URL doesn't get serviced, whether mod_perl or not. I'm running with the pre-built ActiveState perl (5.6.0; build 618), and the pre-built mod_perl at ftp://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/pub/other/ (made by Randy Kobes), but I've seen this with a perl and a mod_perl that I've compiled myself, running on NT4.0. Is this a known problem, and are there any workarounds?  I'd be grateful for any info. Cheers, Alistair