it is really good gotchas and should be included to the ModPerl::Registry document. thanks a lot.
On 7/31/07, Clinton Gormley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 2007-07-31 at 10:09 +0800, Ken Perl wrote: > > I didn't run it under ModPerl::Registry, is there any risk to use the > > module? maybe I have to run lots of testing to the existing scripts. > > > > > There is a risk to using this module, but also a significant benefit: > speed. > > The risks come from: > > - the fact that your script has been written to run one and then exit, > so you may have a number of variables that aren't initialised > properly - this can produce unexpected errors > > - ModPerl::Registry wraps your script in another sub, which may produce > unexpected closures (you would see warnings about variables not > remaining shared in your log) > > So if you move to using Registry, then you will need to check your > scripts. > > However, using Registry means that your script is loaded and compiled > once, avoiding this performance hit for subsequent requests - hence it > runs faster. > > Have a look at this post that I wrote about gotchas under Registry, it > may help you migrate: > http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/modperl/modperl/94203#94203 > > Clint > > > -- perl -e 'print unpack(u,"62V5N\"FME;G\!E<FQ`9VUA:6PN8V]M\"[EMAIL PROTECTED] ")'
