Net::Server::Fork(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation Net::Server::Fork(3)

NAME
       Net::Server::Fork - Net::Server personality

SYNOPSIS
         use Net::Server::Fork;
         @ISA = qw(Net::Server::Fork);

         sub processrequest {
            #...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.

AARRGGUUMMEENNTTSS
       checkfordead
           Number of seconds to wait before looking for dead children.  This
           only takes place if the maximum number of child processes
           (maxservers) has been reached.  Default is 60 seconds.

       maxservers
           The maximum number of children to fork.  The server will not accept
           connections until there are free children. Default is 256 children.

       maxdequeue
           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
           checkfordead variable.

       checkfordequeue
           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.

CCOONNFFIIGGUURRAATTIIOONN FFIILLEE
       See Net::Server.

PPRROOCCEESSSS FFLLOOWW
       Process flow follows Net::Server until the postaccept 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.

HHOOOOKKSS
       The Fork server has the following hooks in addition to the hooks
       provided by the Net::Server base class.  See Net::Server

       "$self->preaccepthook()"
           This hook occurs just before the accept is called.

       "$self->postaccepthook()"
           This hook occurs just after accept but before the fork.

       "$self->rundequeue()"
           This hook only gets called in conjuction with the checkfordequeue
           setting.

TTOO DDOO
       See Net::Server

AUTHOR       Paul T. Seamons paul@seamons.com

       and maintained by 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



perl v5.8.8                       2004-02-14              Net::Server::Fork(3)