I'm guessing that you are running under mod_perl with the Apache::Registry module. If that is correct, then you are experiencing a classic problem with coding cgi style programs and running them under mod_perl.

I'd suggest reading the excellent mod_perl user's guide http://perl.apache.org/docs/1.0/guide/. You might start with the chapter "CGI to mod_perl Porting", and pay special attention to the section called "Global Variables Persistence".

Basically you want to use a lexically scoped variable (my $var;), scoped in manner that will go out of scope between each request.

Coding cgi style programs under mod_perl contains several traps for those who aren't very familiar with Perl's variable scoping (and closures). Personally I feel that coding regular mod_perl handlers is much more straight forward.

Ovid's comments are also very poignant.

-Colin.

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In reply to Re: Unusual problem with CGI based quiz by cmeyer
in thread Unusual problem with CGI based quiz by chriso

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