Matthew Topper wrote:
On Tue, 7 Apr 2009 21:20:26 +1000
Kieren Diment <[email protected]> wrote:
Argh. That begs the question as to why you are doing development
under apache, and not just using the built in test server for the
purpose that it's intended.
If the answer is that the dev server is single request and you've
got lots of ajax, use the HTTP::Prefork engine:
$ cpan Catalyst:Engine::HTTP::Prefork
$ CATALYST_ENGINE=HTTP::Preform script/myapp_server.pl
I can't think of a good reason to use apache for development.
Sanity checking immediately before deployment, yes, but actual
development ... it's really better not to unless there's a very very
good reason (and "my manager requires that we smear ourselves in the
blood of chickens fed exclusively on virgin slugs when we come into
work every day" isn't a very good reason).
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Well, my post might raise a question, but it sure isn't a logical
fallacy ;)
I'm curious as to whether there's a technical reason not to develop
under apache, or whether it's just bad practice (and why, if it's the
latter). The machine isn't doing anything else, so it's not as if I'm
disrupting other services with all of the restarting.
To me, restarting apache isn't any more work than restarting the test
server with the added benefit of not having to re-test everything to
make sure it still works under apache when I'm done. However, if
there's a technical reason why it's a bad idea, I'd be very interested
to know it so that I can stop doing it this way.
Thanks,
Matt
Using Apache (already running)
You edit a controller
You switch to browser, spend minutes wondering why your change has no
effect.
Slap head, switch to console
Restart apache
Switch to browser
Test changes
Using test server (already running)
You edit a controller.
Test server automatically detects the change to the controller.and
restarts (HUPs) test server
Switch to browser
Test changes
even if you don't forget to restart apache it is saving you time, time
after time.
Regards
Ian
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