On Fri, Jan 03, 2003 at 11:10:38AM -0600, Dana Diederich wrote:
> Yup, MySQL works quite well as a lock server; we've been using it as such
> for years.
Yeah, do we.
> I would suggest looking at the get_lock() function specifically. It's
> designed to do exactly what you're looking for, and it w
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> From: Michael T. Babcock [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 10:38 AM
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> Subject: Info: Using MySQL as Mutex
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> Just as an FYI to fellow developpers out there (feeling generous today):
>
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Just as an FYI to fellow developpers out there (feeling generous today):
How many times have you written a semaphore locking system for your
programs and worried they weren't thread-safe, or wished you didn't have
to? Well, if you're feeling especially lazy (as I often do) and you
have MySQL o