From:	Sean Davis	Date:	Wed Jan 23 04:16:30 2008
Subject:	Re: Intermittent problems accessing MySQL data

On Jan 22, 2008 11:11 PM, Chris W <3edcft6@cox.net> wrote:

> I have inherited a site written in perl.  Recently an intermittent
> problem has come up and when users log into the site, they end up seeing
> other users data.  I personally can not reproduce the problem but it has
> happened enough that I am sure it is more than just a fluke.  Does
> anyone know of any recent changes in perl that could cause this kind of
> problem?  The site is pretty old, I would guess at least 5 years or more
> since it was written.  However the problem has only happened in the last
> few months.  I have no control over the server and am told that updates
> are applied automatically.
>

I don't think a change in perl would cause the above behavior.  More likely,
the software has a bug or the data in the database is incorrect.  However,
without knowing more about the application and its design, it is impossible
to tell what the problem might be.

Sean


>
> BTW I haven't used perl in years so unless someone here has a pretty
> good idea what to look for, I will most likely be redoing it in php