> I'm more worried about whether or not I am on the right track with this
> section of code layout.
>
> IF i wanted to allow a validated user to download one file at a time
> from a certain folder sub handler {
> # validate user first to see if they belong in this area
> # check and see if this user already has an active connection and is
> currently downloading a file by maintaining this information in some
> way(memory cache, flat file, db)don't know or can you poll the
> active connections on the server or would that take too more
> resources
If you're concerned about speed, putting the data in MySQL, IPC::MM, or
BerkeleyDB should be fast enough. Only MySQL in that list will work for
multiple machines.
> sub cleanup {
> # remove active connections here b/c I won't be called until either
> the file is through being sent or user terminated connection freeing
> up services for this user to download another file
A cleanup handler is the right place to do it, but you typically don't get
interrupted when the user terminates the connection. Read more
here:http://perl.apache.org/docs/1.0/guide/debug.html#Handling_the__User_pressed_Stop_button__case
- Perrin
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