Re: mp2 and Class:DBI

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On Wed, 2005-01-05 at 14:58 -0600, Randy Kobes wrote:
> It's probably just me, but just to clarify the wording -
> are you saying the use of PerlChildInitHandler, as in
> Apache::DBI, *is* a safe way to to initiate database
> connections within a startup.pl?

It is, since it doesn't actually open any connections, but rather
postpones that until after the fork.  That's what connect_on_init()
does.

> Also, does that depend on
> whether one's using threads (assuming the underlying
> database engine is thread safe).

It's only safe if it runs after the threads are spawned.  Not sure if
this is the case or not.

- Perrin