Re: Unexpected Extension Deinitializing on Startup

Michael B Allen wrote: > On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 09:20:26 +0200 (CEST) > Derick Rethans <derick@php.net> wrote: > >> On Thu, 19 Apr 2007, Michael B Allen wrote: >> >>> Is there an Apache or PHP setting that would cause an extension to be >>> deinitilized in the initial root process on startup? >> It's an Apache thing. First it brings up all modules (like mod_php) to >> figure out which settings it supports. Then it shuts down everything. >> Then it starts the real start up process and initializes all modules >> again. > > Hi Derick, > > Is this behavior documented anywhere? I suppose I should just get on > the Apache list and ask there ... This question has probably been asked a hundred times on the Apache lists. There really isn't much decent documentation out there on how to write Apache modules. The Apache1 code is rather simple, so most people just read the server code to figure it out. The closest thing to real documentation is an old book called "Writing Apache Modules with Perl and C" by Lincoln Stein and Doug MacEachern. You'll want to read chapter 3 - "The Apache Module Architecture and API" where this particular topic is covered. -Rasmus