Re: General mod_perl httpd configuration question

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On Wed, 6 Apr 2005 21:58:56 +0100 
Simon Matthews <sam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:

> 
> I have a number of applications built around mod_perl 1.0 and I am
> considering porting these over to 2.0.
> 
> One of the questions that has come up here recently is can mod_perl
> modify the httpd configuration dynamically after server startup.  
> 
> We currently build the server configuration from entries in a sql
> database which means that we can add customer specific sites by
> configuring entries in our database.  The benefit of this approach is
> that we are not having to do dynamic calls for all pages.  However it
> does mean that we have to restart the server when we want a new part
> of the site available.  I have considered using a hybrid approach of
> static configuration on server startup and dynamic for anything that
> is created after startup.  It would be great if I could effectively
> create a /Location or /Alias entry dynamically through perl code.  Is
> this possible in either 1.0 or 2.0. 

  Yes this is possible with both versions.  I couldn't find any 2.0
  specific docs on this, but here is the relevant section of the
  1.0 docs: 
 
http://perl.apache.org/docs/1.0/guide/config.html#Apache_Configuration_in_Perl

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   Frank Wiles <frank@xxxxx.xxx>
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