Hi Kyle, > There are a few performance penalties when using Apache::Registry: > > * Scripts are compiled at first request instead of server start unless you > use something like Apache::RegistryLoader. So, the first request per child > will be a little bit slower and you don't get to share memory between httpd > children. (Memory sharing can be a big problem.) > > * Every request runs through Apache::Registry::handler before your script > gets called which has overhead including some setup code, an extra stat(), > and a chdir(). (PerlRun and RegistryNG uses $r->finfo but Registry does an > extra stat() -- not sure if there's a reason for that.)
Thanks a lot. I hadn't thought of the memory problem. It seems that I'll have to bite the proverbial bullet and not use Apache::Registry. Francisco
