...that's what I do already; but what I meant was why Apache _can_ create files in the log dir while my module cant with the dbm open without touching the files first and setting permission by hand?
So now my question is: how does Apache handle the log files?? They are 644 and root/root, while my sdbm files are now 644 nobody/nogroup; and is it possible to fix my issue if I create the sdbm files already during module initialisaton?? Are they then created by root, and if so can the module later access them?? And how does Apache log to the root/root files when running as nobody/nogroup?? What is the recommend way here?
Apache creates/opens them as root and the file descriptors are held open after Apache switches identity
you could use the Apache open-logs hook to create/open the files
