David Jacobs wrote:
>
> Good morning.
>
> Ken is correct - I am not looking for random, I am looking for unique.
>
> Unique and sequenced would be ideal, but it's tricky because if I use
>
> $i++.$IP_address.$parameter.$PID
> {$i is global, $IP_address is the server address, $parameter is a
> parameter that was just passed in, $PID is the apache process ID.}
>
> That's a decent solution, but it's not quite sequential because one
> Apache process could handle far more many requests than another, and so
> a later request could have a lower $i.
>
> Are there any code examples out there that use mod_unique_id.c ? I am
> new to mod_perl and couldn't quite get that. Looking at the code, it
> looks like mod_unique_id does basically the same thing but with a shared
> counter between the different servers.
>
> Also what is the cheapest way to get a datestamp? (I'm assuming it's not
> `date %Y%M%D%H%S`)
>
> --
>
> I'm sorry to be such a noob, but when I've got a little more mod_perl
> under my belt I'll be answering questions up a storm!
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