Hi, You can share data between processes using various techniques:
1. SHM 2. Berkely DB 3. ... See here for other modules: http://mathforum.org/epigone/modperl/naubrouclee/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Tom On Sun, 2004-03-14 at 22:34, Ethan Joffe wrote: > I am trying to find the most efficient way to send a piece of information > from an external program to apache/modperl such that each process will have > the value when next checked. The idea is to have an in memory variable that > changes infrequently, but needs to be checked every time a script that uses > it is run. The application is to keep frequently used database data cached > in modperl, and to send a cache dirty revision number when something which > might be cached is modified. I know one can use a file, and check the file > contents each time, but this seems extremely expensive considering my very > small script does not access any other files (I am ignoring the standard > overhead for modperl checking if the script has changed, etc). I could also > keep the revision number in the DB, but the DB overhead seems an even > bigger waste. Note that using a simple dirty flag does not suffice since > each process needs to keep track of whether it is up to date, so it needs > to be a value. > > Is there a way to pass a value into apache such that each modperl process > then has access to it? Note that when a new value is passed before a > process had a chance to check the previous one, it is OK for the previous > one to never have been seen. > > I am using Apache::Registry. > > Any ideas? > > -Ethan -- \\\||/// \\ - - // ( @ @ ) -oOo--( )--oOo---------------------------------------------------------- ___ ___ tom schindl o __ / / / innovative medientechnik planung AG / /\/\/ / / /__/ / __ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] / / / / /_/ / / /___/ http://www.impire.de / voice:+43(512)34193431,fax:+43(512)34193420 Eduard-Bodem-Gasse 6, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria, Software Engineering ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Report problems: http://perl.apache.org/bugs/ Mail list info: http://perl.apache.org/maillist/modperl.html List etiquette: http://perl.apache.org/maillist/email-etiquette.html
