Hi there,
On Thu, 7 Aug 2003, Mustafa Tan wrote:
script's name is A, and I execute the same script 20 times subsequently there is no problem. But if I execute B after A, and then execute A again, then I have a problem and the problem is that there is a socket error. This happens only on Windows machines. I learnt that this is a common problem and that it is because of threads. Making number of threads on apache 1 solves the problem
I doubt this has anything to do with threads, because they are serialized in mod_perl 1.0 on windows. Do you use mod_perl 2.0?
Most likely your problem is the usual one: global variables persist under mod_perl and you have to reset them before using. For more information see:
http://perl.apache.org/docs/1.0/guide/porting.html#Global_Variables_Persistence
In any case when reporting problems you should at least copy-n-paste the exact error. And follow the guidelines:
mp1: http://perl.apache.org/docs/1.0/guide/help.html#How_to_Report_Problems
mp2: http://perl.apache.org/docs/2.0/user/help/help.html#Reporting_Problems
Sorry I know prcatically nothing about running Apache on Windows. Seems strange to me that anyone would do it... :)
This is correct for mod_perl 1.0, because threads are serialized to make things thread-safe.
But this is no longer valid for mod_perl 2.0. mod_perl 2.0 on windows should be "as good as" on any other system.
Ok, here is the real question. Should I move to 5.8 and if I should, what are the general issues that I have to be careful about. One more thing is that, can I run perl 5.8 with mod_perl 1.0? Is that possible, or do I also have to move to mod_perl 2 and apache 2?
You can run 5.8.x with mod_perl 1.x, the issue you will most likely meet involves character encoding. Check the archives of this List for more information. Look for "UTF-8" and/or "locale".
This is correct only for several RedHat linux versions. it should be fixed in RH9.1:
http://archive.develooper.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg97360.html
Version 2 of Apache/mod_perl might enable you to address some of your threading problems on Windows, hopefully others will be able to tell you more than I can.
73, Ged.
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