Re: modperl PerlAuthenHandler script persistence

here's an alternative strategy to consider (for the auth handler):

use Cache::FileCache;

my $cache = Cache::FileCache->new;
if(not $cache->get( $username )) {
    do_authentication();
    if($authentication_succeeded) {
        $cache->set( $username, 1, "10 minutes" );
    }    
}
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advantages of Cache::Cache:

not affected by mod_perl version
handles time based expiry
is persistent
can use Cache::SharedMemoryCache if needed.

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Re^2: modperl PerlAuthenHandler script persistence by perrin (Chancellor) on Mar 30, 2006 at 17:21 UTC
Cache::Cache is slow, and Cache::SharedMemoryCache is especially slow. I'd suggest using Cache::FastMmap instead if you're concerned about performance.	[reply]
Re^2: modperl PerlAuthenHandler script persistence by SirBones (Friar) on Mar 29, 2006 at 15:43 UTC
That looks great. `Cache::Cache` seems to be what I should have been using all along, rather than my original kludge. I'll try it today; thanks so much. Ken "This bounty hunter is my kind of scum: Fearless and inventive." --J.T. Hutt	[reply] [d/l]