>> -----Original Message----- >> From: wikitech-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org >> [mailto:wikitech-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of >> lee worden >> Sent: 04 December 2009 19:14 >> To: Wikimedia developers >> Subject: [Wikitech-l] sessions in parallel >> >> Hi - >> >> I'm debugging my extension code against potential deadlock >> conditions, and am having a problem: when I request 2 pages >> simultaneously in different firefox tabs, judging by the >> wfDebug output it seems like the second page request blocks >> at session_start() and waits until the first page is done. >> Is it supposed to do this? Does it depend on my configuration? >> >> Thanks - >> Lee Worden >> McMaster University >> > > If I remember correctly, the PHP files session handler has to acquire > an exclusive lock on the session file in session_start(). Thus > preventing your second request until the first is complete. > > Jared
Thanks! I have to log in as 2 people from 2 different browsers, I guess. LW _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
