Hello!

I am trying to run multiple websites that all use the same perl script I made. It runs under mod_perl but I am starting to have some bandwidth usage and mem usage problems as my site is holding 150+ people fairly constantly during the day.

Pages That are displayed show many pictures that individual users upload, these pictures then can be clicked on and it shows the image in full size. Is there a way to make perl reduce the image size by making a second set of pictures at thumbnail size? I think this would significantly reduce my bandwidth usage.

My other problem is my script uses 8.5mb per client in mod_perl apache. I use a lot of the same variables in different subs. Would it be more memory efficent to just make these variables globals, instead of declaring them in several different subs, even though they are only used in the sub they are declared at?

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks Much!

In reply to 2 Questions on Images and Mod_perl mem usage by Anonymous Monk

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