Re: request length global variable

Tosh Cooey wrote:
> I'm drawing a blank here and I probably shouldn't be, but...
> 
> I would like to use a global variable that's only available for the 
> duration of a request.
> 
> I guess I could create() and undef() the variable at the start and end 
> of each request but that seems so... inelegant...
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
$r->pnotes() ?
http://perl.apache.org/docs/2.0/api/Apache2/RequestUtil.html#C_pnotes_

On the other hand, a global variable can be useful to keep data 
*between* requests (within a single Apache child).
To use carefully, but can be very useful.