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Posted to modperl@perl.apache.org by John Kirkland <jk...@nowdocs.com> on 2000/09/06 05:51:01 UTC

mod_perl handler blocks in Windows NT

All,

I found the enclosed message on dejanews dated 7/5/1999.  The replies 
to the message indicated that it is a known problem with mod_perl in 
Windows.

Well... today, I learned that I am suffering from the same problem as 
this poor soul below.  I am running Apache/1.3.12 with mod_perl/1.23 
under Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a.  When running a time consuming 
process within mod_perl, the Apache  server will not handle any other 
requests.  Even /index.html will not come up until the handler is 
finished serving the time consuming request.

I've started down the path of converting to CGI, but I wish this 
weren't necessary.  Is this still a known problem?

Regards,
John Kirkland
jpk@bl.org

Enclosed message:
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Hi,
 
I've noticed that a mod_perl handler blocks the Apache
server while processing the request.
That is, while *one* mod_perl handler is active, the server
does not accept any other concurrent request!
 
Is this a bug?
 
Please find below the test handler. Executed as CGI script,
this doesn't cause any problems -- as one would expect, the
server doesn't block.
 
Any hint is appreciated.
 
Thanks,
 
-- Oliver
 
PS: Here's the script:
--->
package Apache::test;
use strict;
use Apache;
sub handler {
  my($r) = @_;
  $r->send_http_header();
  $r->print("<html><body>");
  $r->print("XXX");
  sleep(10); ### simulating time-consuming script
  $r->print("</body></html>");
  return Apache::OK;
}
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