I'm trying to use a startup script to preload a selection of common modules, but am having massive problems with Fcntl.
If I use Fcntl (); either in the startup script directly or (worse) in any other modules I try to preload, Apache dies silently and immediately upon restart. Checking the syntax of httpd.conf reveals no problems, and nothing unusual is written to the error log; the only indicator is that subsequent restarts report that shutting down httpd failed, and of course actual web accesses fail. The initial restart claims to have been OK. CPAN suggests my version of Fcntl is up to date. I'm using perl 5.00503 for Apache 1.3.19 on Red Hat 6.2, mod_perl 1.21. Using the module as normal in the scripts themselves works as expected; it's only when I try to preload it that the problem takes place. TIA for any hints, Andrew. -- :: article seven Andrew Green automatic internet [EMAIL PROTECTED] | www.article7.co.uk