mod_perl 1.29: send_fh(): result status?

[Brian Gorby <go...@gmail.com>]

I'm programming a web application that limits the number of downloads 
for clients on certain files:

...
unless ( $r->header_only ) {
   $r->send_fd($fh);
   $self->record_download($user_id, $file_id);
}
close($fh);

I'd like to be able to have some sort of confirmation that the file was 
sent / received in entirety before recording the download; if the 
download times out for whatever reason for the client, the download will 
not be recorded.

Is this something that's possible in general? with mod_perl?

-Brian

Re: mod_perl 1.29: send_fh(): result status?

[Perrin Harkins <pe...@elem.com>]

On Wed, 2005-08-24 at 13:08 -0400, Brian Gorby wrote:
> I'd like to be able to have some sort of confirmation that the file was 
> sent / received in entirety before recording the download; if the 
> download times out for whatever reason for the client, the download will 
> not be recorded.
> 
> Is this something that's possible in general? with mod_perl?

You can tell if the connection gets closed by the client, but you have
to try sending something to check it.  This is in the documentation.

- Perrin

Re: mod_perl 1.29: send_fh(): result status?

["Philip M. Gollucci" <pg...@p6m7g8.com>]

Brian Gorby wrote:
> I'd like to be able to have some sort of confirmation that the file was 
> sent / received in entirety before recording the download; if the 
> download times out for whatever reason for the client, the download will 
> not be recorded.
> 
> Is this something that's possible in general? with mod_perl?
Why would you want to record the download if you didn't finish sending them the file :)



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Re: mod_perl 1.29: send_fh(): result status?

[Brian Gorby <go...@gmail.com>]

Brian Gorby wrote:
> Is this something that's possible in general? with mod_perl?

Found it. Apache::Connection->aborted() is just what I needed.

-Brian