try Apache->request->get_server_name instead of hostname()
it's cheaper too, since Sys::Hostname::hostname forks, at least once
per-process. not so bad if you call it in the parent though (in a
PerlRequire script), then all children have the cached results
On Wed, 3 Nov 1999, Nick Urbanik wrote:
> Dear folks,
>
> When I run a CGI program as such, hostname works. When I run it under
> Aapche::Registry, it fails. Can anyone understand why? Sorry, I am
> new to all this.
>
> [error] Cannot get host name of local machine at
> /home/httpd/dbi/frame_control.cgi line 13
>
> use Sys::Hostname;
>
> my $hostname = hostname();
> my $URL = "http://$hostname/dbi/";
>
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> Nick Urbanik, Dept. of Electrical & Communications Engineering
> Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Tsing Yi)
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