NAME

Apache::StatINC - Reload %INC files when updated on disk

SYNOPSIS

#httpd.conf or some such
#can be any Perl*Handler
PerlInitHandler Apache::StatINC

DESCRIPTION

When Perl pulls a file via require, it stores the filename in the global hash %INC. The next time Perl tries to require the same file, it sees the file in %INC and does not reload from disk. This module's handler iterates over %INC and reloads the file if it has changed on disk.

Note that since StatINC operates above the context of any 'use lib' statments you might have in your handler modules or scripts, you must set the PERL5LIB variable in the httpd's environment to include any non-standard 'lib' directories that you want StatINC to monitor. For example, you might use a script called 'start_httpd' to start apache, and include a line like this:

PERL5LIB=/usr/local/foo/myperllibs; export PERL5LIB

SEE ALSO

mod_perl(3)

AUTHOR

Doug MacEachern