> I'm trying to store data about a user who has authenticated in > $r->pnotes so that a perl logging phase handler can stick the user_id in > the db. I call $r->pnotes('keyname' => 'somevalue'); in an apache > registry script, and then call $r->pnotes('keyname') in the logging > handler later on during the logging phase, but am getting nothing back. > No errors, just undef. I've tried notes too, and no luck their either. > I'm using Apache::Request btw. I've also tried retreiving a tied hash > using $r->pnotes() and there are no key/values in that either.
the mod_perl API book specifically said pnotes is the way to communicate between handlers. As I have hte PDF version, I can't exactly cut & paste it easily... pnotes gets cleared after every request, so good thinking on trying notes, as it apearently doesn't. the basic usage is this: $r->pnotes("MY_HANDLER" => [qw(one two)]); my $val = $r->pnotes("MY_HANDLER"); print $val->[0]; # prints "one" So basically, $r->pnotes("MY_HANDLER" => [qw(one two)]); will create a hash where MY_HANDLER is a key to an anonymous array. my $val = $r->pnotes("MY_HANDLER"); sets $val to be the reference to that array. print $val->[0]; dereferences the first spot in the array reference. The dereferencing thing is key here. $val[0] will throw errors about globals not being declared as arrays or something of that sort. > Did I forget to compile apache or mod_perl with an option of some sort? > I can't think of any other explanation. I compiled mod_perl with > EVERYTHING=1 There is the problem right there. It needs to be compiled with "EVERYTHING=1 PLUS_THAT_OTHER_LITTLE_THING_NOT_INCLUDED_IN_EVERYTHING=1". :P Dennis