Best way?

. Before this I didn't pass %output to each sub ... to be honest I really didn't understand how each sub new the values in %output. After turning on use strict I had to pass \%output because %output was empty in the subs. hope this makes sense. Scott ----

Using -w in a package

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using a module to contain settings.

I'm working on creating a site that is completely done in mod perl. The area that I'm running into problems with is using a single module to store configuration information. ie where images are stored. oracle settings, color codes etc. All the settings that are valid accross the entire site.

Re: using a module to contain settings.

On 22 Jun 2000, at 17:51, Perrin Harkins wrote: > On Thu, 22 Jun 2000, Scott Alexander wrote: > > I then have an Initialize_globals function that I run to reset all the > > variables at the begining of a request. > Why would you reset all of your configuration globals at th

Re: using a module to contain settings.

On 23 Jun 2000, at 14:45, Craig McLane wrote: > You could also export the variables (in which case @EXPORT_OK is > preferable to @EXPORT). It still needs to be a global variable, but you > won't need to refer to it with a fully qualified name. This is how we did the current site, and while it wor

Re: using a module to contain settings.

On 23 Jun 2000, at 13:27, Perrin Harkins wrote: > On Fri, 23 Jun 2000, Scott Alexander wrote: > Okay, this is an easy one. You are declaring $imgserver as a lexical (my) > variable. When Perl finishes executing this file, lexical variables go > out of scope. You can fix this by

getting data posted to site

I'm trying to get the data that is posted from the browser durring a request. if ($r->method ne 'GET') { $r->read($buffer,$r->header_in('Content-Length')); #proccess data... } The $r->read() hangs the request completely. I ran an strace on httpd -X and posted the request secti

Re: Browser Sniffing

Looking at this, I'm tempted to do a similar thing. My thought was to take the code and then twist it slightly to put the information into a database. ie when I create a new session, grab the information about browser etc. Would save me a bit if it were already a completed apache:: module

Apache::Request question.

I've been looking over the Apache::Request docs, and am just wondering. It talks about the param calls being sticky like cgi, but I can't find anything about using this in forms similar to what you would do in CGI.pm. ie just $q->hidden('name') would print the hidden tag with the name name a

Re: Apache/mod_perl

So if i didn't want to wait, how would I go about getting an RSA liscense? to have a mod_ssl server before then. Also, are the CA's willing to sign for this time of server? Scott On 7 Jul 2000, at 11:34, Rob Tanner wrote: > If you can patiently wait till September 21 when the RSA patents expi

Re: Apache/mod_perl

The issue has less to do with the cost of the whole thing, then with Strong hold having horrible support as well as a laundry list of other problems. Our as we convert our code base into completely mod_perl modules, the stronghold 2.4.2 has to be replaced by either 3.x or going to some othe

Re: Best book

I used the eagle book. I have done very well with it. Are there really any other books out there on the subject? Scott On 11 Jul 2000, at 10:22, Pramod Sokke wrote: > Any ideas on which is the best book available out there for mod_perl?

[OT] mod_proxy, mod_perl, php

At the moment I have a front_end server with no php support. Backend is mod_perl. I'm planning to extend our document management system to serve www pages. The html documents are on the mod_perl machine. What happens if users add php code to their html documents? If I add php support on the fron

Re: [OT] mod_proxy, mod_perl, php

On Wed, 18 Dec 2002, Perrin Harkins wrote: > Scott Alexander wrote: > > At the moment I have a front_end server with no php support. > > > > Backend is mod_perl. I'm planning to extend our document management > > system to serve www pages. > > > > Th

Apache::TicketAccess

Hi, I'm trying to use the example from the Eagle book on page 309 - 314 using the TicketAccess, TicketMaster, TicketTool handlers. In TicketMaster in sub go_to_uri it sets the a cookie with the $ticket. I can print $ticket to error log to see what it contains. But for some reason the cookie neve

Re: Apache::TicketAccess

On Thu, 20 Feb 2003, Scott Alexander wrote: If I set my browser to david:8080/login.pl then everything works okay, Cookie gets set, and my session is current until I logout. So the setup is something to do with mod_proxy on the proxy server. Is it the cookie doesn't get sent back thr

Override Authentication for one sub directory

Hi, I'm using Apache-AuthCookie-3.04 for authentication I have a protected directory with 10 sub directories, one directory needs to be open to any user. I could write 10 or use a section in the conf file to create the 10 directory directives. Can I override the settings for one directory some

$r->headers_in->get('Referer') doesn't work with IE

Hi, I using recipe 10.4 from the mod_perl cookbook. in sub logout ($$) { # I'm setting the logout address to be the login page again. My login page # is made up of /bin/$environment_name/ # With Netscape it works fine .. my ($self, $r) = @_; my $uri = $r->headers_in->get('Referer') ;

Re: gzipchain

On Mon, 26 May 2003, Perrin Harkins wrote: > Scott Alexander wrote: > > Yes if I join all my output using > > > > $print = $print . "html source" > > > > and then one print at the end > > > > AND change my script name from script.pl to scr

Re: gzipchain

own directory. You might have one compressed directory and one plain then. > Otherwise you need to write your own fixup handler to turn compression off > dynamically. > > Please let me know if it works for you. > > Thanks, > Slava > > - Original Message ----- > Fr

Missing html code using dynagzip

Hi, When using SetHandler perl-script PerlHandler Apache::RegistryFilter Apache::Dynagzip PerlSetVar Filter On PerlSetVar LightCompression On Options +ExecCGI PerlSetVar UseCGIHeadersFromScript Off Perl

Re: Missing html code using dynagzip

ut if I turn on PerlSetVar LightCompression On the problem comes back. I had tested having this line commented out but it made no difference. Anyway good that it is working. Thanks. Regards Scott > 4. Let us know details of what you finally have. > > Thanks, > Slava > > > ---

dynamically set AuthUserFile

o use dynamically? And set AuthName dynamically? Any help or pointers in the right direction will be very much appreciated. regards Scott Scott Alexander tietoverkkosuunnittelija [EMAIL PROTECTED] gsm: +358 (0)40 7505640

Setting AuthUserFile dynamically ...

uire valid-user ErrorDocument 401 /systems/v2.0/error/401.html ErrorDocument 403 /systems/v2.0/error/403.html ErrorDocument 404 /systems/v2.0/error/404.html ErrorDocument 500 /systems/v2.0/error/500.html regards Scott ---- Scott Alexander tietoverkkosuunn

Reverse Proxy Setup

Hi, I have two experimental servers frontend and mod_perl. mod_perl is apache with mod_perl frontend is apache lightweight My config only passes *.pl thru to mod_perl When a user uploads a file they use a mod_perl script on mod_perl and the file is saved on mod_perl. But I want the file to be

reverse_proxy ?

Hi, In a test environment I have a apache front_end server and a apache mod_perl server both are on two physical different machines, plus another machine for the database. Our production server is one machine running only one instance of apache/mod_perl and another machine for the database. User

hashes and mod_perl

Hi, Is it possible using the magic of mod_perl to set a hash array available for all scripts without each script having to open the dbm file. eg Each of my scripts tie a dbm file to a hash array (%output). (about 600 elements) In some of my scripts I'm using functions recursively. Passing %ou

Re: hashes and mod_perl

> Hi there, > > On Tue, 31 Oct 2000, Scott Alexander wrote: > > > Is it possible using the magic of mod_perl to set a hash array > > available for all scripts without each script having to open the dbm > > file. > > It's not really a mod_perl specific

Re: learning for someone like me

book from oreilly's after reading a response to this thread. I should have bought this book along time ago! Who chose the title for this book? Scott ______ scott alexander humak amk - humak poly technic tietoverkkosuunnittelija softwa

Help with in httpd.conf

next year ;) regards Scott #!perl $Location {"/users/supervisor"} = { Limit => {"GET POST PUT DELETE "} = { Require => 'supervisor', }, } ; __END__ _ scott alexander tietoverkkosuunnittelija humak amk - finland +358(0)407505640

Help with in httpd.conf

=> 'users', Auth_MySQL_Username_Field => 'user', Auth_MySQL_Password_Field => 'passwd', Auth_MySQL_Encryption_Types => 'Plaintext', Auth_MYSQL => 'on', Limit => { METHODS => `GET POST`, require => `user supervisor`, }, } ; __END__ _ scott alexander tietoverkkosuunnittelija humak amk - finland +358(0)407505640

Help with Limit in

quot;, Limit => { 'METHODS' => "GET", 'Require' => "valid-user", #'METHODS' => "POST", 'Require' => "valid-user", }, } ; __END__ If I uncomment the last methods line then it doesn't work at all. But with only one methods line like it is now it works. How do I use Apache->httpd_conf ? regards Scott _ scott alexander tietoverkkosuunnittelija humak amk - finland +358(0)407505640

Re: Help with Limit in

x27;on', Limit => { METHODS => 'GET POST PUT DELETE PROPFIND PROPPATCH MKCOL COPY MOVE LOCK UNLOCK', Require => 'user alexsc01', }, } ; __END__ --- End of forwarded message --- _ scott alexander tietoverkkosuunnittelija humak amk - finland +358(0)407505640

Re: Help with Limit in

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Too many connections with DBI

the time. BTW it's running redhat 7.0, 2 * 600 PIII with 256 MB, mysql 3.22.27, Apache 1.3.14, mod_perl 1.24_01 Alll with just standard installations. I haven't tweaked anything. Any help would be appreciated. regards Scott _ scott alexander tietoverkkosuunnittelija humak amk - finland +358(0)407505640

Re: Too many connections with DBI

); Is it because the child has reached it's maximum life ? How many connections can you have open from DBI to mysql ? I have 9 db's with 10 children ~ 90 connections . All use the same user. Should I increase the memory from 256 MB to ? I have read http://perl.apache.org/guid

Re: Too many connections with DBI

On 11 Jan 2001, at 8:28, Scott Alexander wrote: My original message was below. I always understood each Apache child runs for a set number of times then stops. But I checked my httpd.conf file and the MaxRequestsPerChild is set to 0 Why would it ever ask for a new connect? Or is there

Difference between NN and IE

Hi, Why is it Netscape displays the pop up authenticate window when the user enters the wrong password. But Internet Explorer displays my 401.html page if I return an AUTH_REQUIRED; from my AuthAny.pm handler? If I click on the pop up window cancel in Netscape then it will display the 401.htm

Setting remote_user and passwd

op window asking them to login again but can I get pass this stage? Would using cookies by pass this problem? regards Scott _____ scott alexander tietoverkkosuunnittelija humak amk - finland +358(0)407505640

Environment variables in startup.pl

Should this work in a startup.pl file my $hostname = $ENV{"HOSTNAME"} ; from the prompt I can write echo $HOSTNAME and get the correct hostname of the server. But from within startup.pl I don't get it. Scott

undef an array

Hi, in my code I have my @upper_id ; during the code I pass the array by reference to a sub routine and push values onto it. push @{$upper_id}, $row[0] ; Some of my code I have arrays of strings or ints. I might add 100 or more items to each array. The strings could be 50 characters long.

Re: [OT] Re: DB_File needs compatible versions

On Wed, 3 Oct 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > 1) I changed the symlink of db.h under /usr/include (btw, I'm using redhat 7.1) > and point it to db2/db.h > i.e. lrwxrwxrwx1 root root8 Jul 12 11:05 db.h -> db2/db.h > > 2) untar the source of db_file.pm and modify the config.

Re: modperl questions

On Tue, 18 Dec 2001, Alastair Stuart wrote: > question one > > There is a need to add new client profiles to the centralised > database, which create new application filesystems, new database > structures and CGI trees. Thus a new profile can be created > and activated with the push of a few but