well... there is Apache2::Reload, though I don't know what the performance hit will be. I'd suggest it not remain in production.

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Hmmm

This looks good.  Not sure how to get it working yet.

(am using the windows wre on a laptop for this)

Installed the Apache2:Reload via  ppm

Added the following statements to httpd.modperl.conf

PerlModule Apache2::Reload
PerlInitHandler Apache2::Reload

after the existing line

PerlRequire "c:/data/WebGUI/sbin/preload.perl" (line 179).

Added use Apache2:Reload to my Asset/Wobject.

Changed the following in preload.perl

    #my $use = "use ".$package." ()";
    my $use = "require ".$package."; ".$package."->import();";

after seeing the info on this page

http://perl.apache.org/docs/2.0/api/Apache2/Reload.html#Problems_with_Scripts_Running_with_Registry_Handlers_that_Cache_the_Code 

But it still does not seem to pick up the changed code.  Any ideas as to what I may of missed ?

Cheers 

Chris

CA-Dev.co.uk 

Thanks matink and xdanger that's exactly what I was looking for.

On the windows wre v1.0 I did the following to get the Apache2::Reload to work for a development machine.

I changed the www.example.com.modperl file (C:\data\wre\etc\www.example.com.modperl) to look like below

Basically it comments out the PerlInitHandler Webgui and adds the two lines with Apache2::Reload in them.

Then restart your wre and it works! Check by changing something simple like adding a write to the log.

<VirtualHost *:81>
    ServerName www.example.com
    DocumentRoot /data/domains/www.example.com/public
        SetHandler perl-script
        #PerlInitHandler WebGUI
        PerlModule Apache2::Reload
        PerlInitHandler Apache2::Reload WebGUI
        PerlSetVar WebguiConfig www.example.com.conf
</VirtualHost>

 One oddity that did occur in the bit of code am using have the following error catching code that causes an error when using the Reload thingy on the reload of a changed module - not a prob as I can comment out when developing anyway.  Complains in the apache error log of a Global symbol "%session" requires explicit package error.

Here's the bit of code it hates with Apache2::Reload working (otherwise it's been fine)

  if($session{env}{MOD_PERL}) {
       my $r;
           if ($mod_perl::VERSION >= 1.999023) {
                       $r = Apache2::RequestUtil->request;
                   } else {
                        $r = Apache->request;
                   }
           if(defined($r)) {
                   $r->custom_response(401, $i18n->get("problem contact") );
                   $r->status(401);
           }
   } else  {
           $session{header}{status} = 401;
   }

I guess the $session variable is not available until you restart the wre again. 

Chris

CA-Dev.co.uk