one thing to keep in mind, code doesn't need to be inside <Perl></Perl>
for mod_perl to see it, just need to live in the Apache::ReadConfig
package. so you could put your config in a module that could be used both
inside and outside apache. as for sharing the "live" data, you'd need
something like ipc or even lwp as stas suggested.
On Wed, 9 Feb 2000, Clifford Lang wrote:
> I have data I need access to via WEB or filesystem. or more correctly with
> email. Since the data lives in Web server territory, my Apache/mod_perl
> configuration files know where everything is -
>
> What I think I would like to do, is when the mail process starts up, I'd
> like to reach inside of apache and pull configuration data right out from
> the active server. Is this possible? I know I can dump config data from
> between <PERL></PERL> blocks, but I believe that is static at startup. I'd
> like to take advantage of the Active servers memory cache if I could - some
> how access the same memory pool - check whos on-line and such.
>
> I'm I going places I should? If not could someone point me in the right
> direction?
>
>
> TIA, Cliff
>
for mod_perl to see it, just need to live in the Apache::ReadConfig
package. so you could put your config in a module that could be used both
inside and outside apache. as for sharing the "live" data, you'd need
something like ipc or even lwp as stas suggested.
On Wed, 9 Feb 2000, Clifford Lang wrote:
> I have data I need access to via WEB or filesystem. or more correctly with
> email. Since the data lives in Web server territory, my Apache/mod_perl
> configuration files know where everything is -
>
> What I think I would like to do, is when the mail process starts up, I'd
> like to reach inside of apache and pull configuration data right out from
> the active server. Is this possible? I know I can dump config data from
> between <PERL></PERL> blocks, but I believe that is static at startup. I'd
> like to take advantage of the Active servers memory cache if I could - some
> how access the same memory pool - check whos on-line and such.
>
> I'm I going places I should? If not could someone point me in the right
> direction?
>
>
> TIA, Cliff
>