#1 this module slows down server

[Anonymous]

Hi

Using this module with apache2 it actually slows the
server operation a lot than using other auth methods
(ex. db files). The reason seems to be that for example
when I open a directory in a browser, which directory
is configured with AutoIndex, apache for each entry in
that directory does 2 (two!) db connections, one after
another, first queries the host_info for the current
virtual host, second queries for the current user (the
user sent by the browser in the request with
credentials). I dont see any reason why that is needed.
I have a 400+ entries directory and on my system it
takes 25 seconds to show it by apache (in that time I
have a apache daemon using 99% CPU).

[Jerry Stuckle]

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This isn't a mod_auth_mysql problem.

mod_auth_mysql makes the connections based on requests from
Apache. With AuthMySQLKeepAlive off, a new connection will
be made for each request.

Enabling AuthMySQLKeepAlive will keep the connection alive
between requests. There is only a slight overhead in
keeping the connection alive, but it also means you cannot
use multiple hosts for authentication.

Please try this option. If it still does not work, please
open a new bug with your setup, including the <Directory>
entry from your httpd.conf file (and .htaccess file if
appropriate).

Thanks.

[Jerry Stuckle]

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Reopening...

I want to look more into the code here, to see if there is a
way to limit the performance problem without requiring
AuthMySQLKeepAlive be On.