Re: Global variables, affinity, and sessions w/o cookies,

Hi,

Altec wrote:
> 1. Is it possible to set a global variable that is consistent across all 
> Apache processes?  I realized that I have 5 different global variables 
> of the exact same name (a simple counter) because I have 5 Apache 
> processes that appear to have their own mod_ruby instance.

No.

> 2. Is it possible to set server/browser "affinity" so that whenever 
> possible, the same client accesses the same Apache process repeatedly 
> instead of round-robin?  Something like "wait", "error" or "use-any" as 
> options in case the same process isn't immediately available.

No.

> If this isn't available with mod_ruby, do you know if there are Apache 
> mods that enable affinity?

Sorry, I don't know such mods.

> 3. We're designing a dynamic site using mod_ruby + eruby that supports 
> browsers without javascript or cookies.  Do you recommend any particular 
> method, library or tools to handle sessions?  I'm guessing 
> url-rewriting.  Would appreciate your thoughts & recommendations.

Passing session ids by QUERY_STRING is one way. But please take care not
to send session ids outside by the Referer header fields.

Shugo