>> Glad to hear that about MPW; thanks. Its the truth, those 2 books have really saved my butt more then once - so it should be me thanking you!!.
>> Regarding use of persistent connections, I wonder if you really need >> them. To give an example from another language, PHP offers >> mysql_connect() >> and mysql_pconnect() connections, which set up regular or persistent >> connections. But it turns out that the difference in overhead between >> the two call is minimal because MySQL's client/server protocol is so >> efficient for connection establishment. >> >> Also, persistent connections can have certain negative effects. For one >> thing, because a connection remains open for a longer time, even when no >> script is actively using it, you can more easily end up bumping >> up against >> your server's max-simultaneous-connection limit. With non-persistent >> connections, this is less of an issue. >> Thanks Paul, that tells me to stop going crazy over it at least :).. The difference in performance between now and before mod_perl is just so amazing I was trying to squeeze everything I could out of it. -Chris --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
