Re: Problem with DBD::Oracle with mod_perl

[Vivek Khera]

>>>>> "PH" == Perrin Harkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

PH> Don't open a connection during startup.  If you do, it will be shared when
PH> Apache forks, and sharing a database handle is bad for the same reasons
PH> sharig a file handle is.  Open a connection in the child process instead.

Speaking of which, what does one do when Apache::DBI is loaded, and
the parent process needs to pull some config info out of the database
that all clients also use?  That is, how can I force Apache::DBI to
close that handle prior to the forking of children?

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