Re: Is there a "PerlPreForkHandler"?

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Patrick LeBoutillier wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Just wondering if there is a way to install a handler that will get called
> everytime
> the parent Apache process is about to fork/spawn a new Apache child/worker.
> 
> I know the PerlChildInitHandler is called in the child right after the
> fork. What I want is
> a handler that is called in the parent right before the fork.

There is no such thing. But if you explain what you are trying to achieve 
may be we can suggest an alternative solution.

In mp2 there is the PostConfig [1] phase, which happens just before 
ChildInit [2].

[1] 
http://perl.apache.org/docs/2.0/user/handlers/server.html#C_PerlPostConfigHandler_
[2] 
http://perl.apache.org/docs/2.0/user/handlers/server.html#C_PerlChildInitHandler_

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