RE: using a module to contain settings.

2000-06-24 Thread Miah Gregory
2000 10:01 AM To: mod_perl mailing list Subject: Re: using a module to contain settings. Hi all, On Thu, 22 Jun 2000, Frank Wiles wrote: > Where I work we store them as PerlSetVar's in the Apache config, we > store all implementation specific things in there such as the page > title,

Re: using a module to contain settings.

2000-06-24 Thread Ged Haywood
Hi all, On Thu, 22 Jun 2000, Frank Wiles wrote: > Where I work we store them as PerlSetVar's in the Apache config, we > store all implementation specific things in there such as the page > title, the URL to the module we are using, database user and > password, etc, etc. Like Frank I've used Pe

Re: using a module to contain settings.

2000-06-23 Thread Scott Alexander
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 making it a real

Re: using a module to contain settings.

2000-06-23 Thread Scott Alexander
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.

2000-06-23 Thread Craig McLane
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. Craig On Fri, 23 Jun 2000, Perrin Harkins wrote: > On Fri, 23 Jun 2000, Scott Alexander wrote: > >

Re: using a module to contain settings.

2000-06-23 Thread Scott Alexander
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 the beginning of > a reque

Re: using a module to contain settings.

2000-06-23 Thread Perrin Harkins
On Fri, 23 Jun 2000, Scott Alexander wrote: > package Mf7::Globals; > use strict; > use vars qw($VERSION); > my ( > $imgserver, > ); > $VERSION = '0.01'; > sub Initialize_globals { > $imgserver = 'http://www.musiciansfriend.com'; > } > 1; Okay, this is an easy one. You are dec

Re: using a module to contain settings.

2000-06-23 Thread Peter Schoenster
- Original Message - From: Scott Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 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 entir

Re: using a module to contain settings.

2000-06-23 Thread Stas Bekman
On Thu, 22 Jun 2000, Scott Alexander wrote: > 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

Re: using a module to contain settings.

2000-06-22 Thread Ian Kallen
I've taken a liking to setting up a centralized config that puts various package globals where I want them # contents of Foo::Config { package Foo::Zip; use vars qw($got $no $guitar $strings); $got='ernie'; $no='ball'; $guitar='or'; $strings='markly'; } { package Foo::Zap; use va

Re: using a module to contain settings.

2000-06-22 Thread Perrin Harkins
On Thu, 22 Jun 2000, Scott Alexander wrote: > The way i've been trying to do this is to create a module Mf7::Globals > and then store the data inside. That should work fine. > I then have an Initialize_globals function that I run to reset all the > variables at the begining of a request. Why w

Re: using a module to contain settings.

2000-06-22 Thread Frank Wiles
.--[ Scott Alexander wrote (2000/06/22 at 17:08:06) ]-- | | So what method are you guys using to store sitewide variables? | `- Where I work we store them as PerlSetVar's in the Apache config, we store all implementa