NAME¶
Net::Server::Fork - Net::Server personality
SYNOPSIS¶
use base qw(Net::Server::Fork);
sub process_request {
#...code...
}
__PACKAGE__->run();
DESCRIPTION¶
Please read the pod on Net::Server first. This module is a personality, or
extension, or sub class, of the Net::Server module.
This personality binds to one or more ports and then waits for a client
connection. When a connection is received, the server forks a child. The child
handles the request and then closes.
With the exception of parent/child signaling, this module will work (with basic
functionality) on Win32 systems.
ARGUMENTS¶
- check_for_dead
- Number of seconds to wait before looking for dead children. This only
takes place if the maximum number of child processes (max_servers) has
been reached. Default is 60 seconds.
- max_servers
- The maximum number of children to fork. The server will not accept
connections until there are free children. Default is 256 children.
- max_dequeue
- The maximum number of dequeue processes to start. If a value of zero or
undef is given, no dequeue processes will be started. The number of
running dequeue processes will be checked by the check_for_dead
variable.
- check_for_dequeue
- Seconds to wait before forking off a dequeue process. It is intended to
use the dequeue process to take care of items such as mail queues. If a
value of undef is given, no dequeue processes will be started.
CONFIGURATION FILE¶
See Net::Server.
PROCESS FLOW¶
Process flow follows Net::Server until the post_accept phase. At this point a
child is forked. The parent is immediately able to wait for another request.
The child handles the request and then exits.
HOOKS¶
The Fork server has the following hooks in addition to the hooks provided by the
Net::Server base class. See Net::Server
- "$self->pre_accept_hook()"
- This hook occurs just before the accept is called.
- "$self->post_accept_hook()"
- This hook occurs in the child after the accept and fork.
- "$self->run_dequeue()"
- This hook only gets called in conjunction with the check_for_dequeue
setting.
HOT DEPLOY¶
Since version 2.000, the Fork server has accepted the TTIN and TTOU signals.
When a TTIN is received, the max_servers is increased by 1. If a TTOU signal
is received the max_servers is decreased by 1. This allows for adjusting the
number of handling processes without having to restart the server.
AUTHOR¶
Paul Seamons <paul@seamons.com>
Rob Brown <bbb@cpan.org>
SEE ALSO¶
Please see also Net::Server::INET, Net::Server::PreFork, Net::Server::MultiType,
Net::Server::SIG Net::Server::Single