Re: ISAPICacheFile - Crashes apache Please help

[Ian Holsman <ia...@cnet.com>]

Ganesh Tirtur wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I have written a ISAPI extension (which is basically a dll) which does some
> db query stuff. I want this extension to be loaded in the memory as long as
> apache is running. In new Apache release (2.0) this particular feature has
> been implemented, that's by using directive ISAPICacheFile. When I make a
> entry in the httpd.conf file and start the Apache the apache crashes. I read
> somewhere that apache tries to read httpd.conf file twice so eventually it
> tries to load dll twice and that is where it fails. So, I am wondering
> whether I am doing any stupid mistake or it's a known bug which is yet to be
> fixed.
> 
> I greatly appreciate any input/solutions for this problem.
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Greg
> 
> 

nup.
apache re-reads the config twice.
it's just the way it is for the moment.
check out how some of the other module handle it
(look at the post_config hook)