apr-util, mysql USE flag [Solved]

[slithy]

I have a box running apache-2.0.59 and mysql-4.1.22 and I want to upgrade apache to 2.2.x. The problem I'm encoutering is that apr-util pulls in version 5 of mysql which I don't want (version 5 of mysql breaks a web app hosted on that box). I know I can remove the mysql USE flag from apr-util and that will take care of the mysql 5 dependency. I'm curious if anyone can shead some more light on what the mysql USE flag does for apr-util and what I'll lose without it.

[kashani]

Apache 2.2 includes a dbd layer. http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_dbd.html

At some point in the future Apache could handle Mysql, Postgres, whatever connections in a connection pool while executing PHP, Perl, etc code separately in other processes, threads, or cgi. It would tend to be more useful with a threaded Apache and make your database more efficient by dropping the number of db connections open at any one time.

In any case I'm not aware of any code in the wild that actually uses the dbd stuff in the newer apr packages so it's safe to ignore.

kashani
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[slithy]

Thanks, that sounds good!