Re: generating unique string

Well, if by any chance you are using Apache as your webserver, you could always use the Apache::Session module, which will happily generate unique numbers for you.

If you choose to make use of Apache::Session for this purpose, you would always have the option down the road to make use of the session support it provides -- allowing you to store data in the server across requests. Good luck!
-Eric

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Re: Re: generating unique string by perrin (Chancellor) on Sep 19, 2001 at 22:04 UTC
The unique ID generation in Apache::Session is actually not very good. It can have collisions, especially when used in a cluster of servers. You should replace that function with something better (I like mod_unique_id) if you use it in a cluster and are concerned about collisions.	[reply]
Re: Re: generating unique string by Anonymous Monk on Sep 19, 2001 at 20:14 UTC
Thanks -- but unfortunately the server is NT 4 (yuk)	[reply]
Re: Re: Re: generating unique string by davorg (Chancellor) on Sep 19, 2001 at 20:19 UTC
Shouldn't be a problem. Apache runs just fine on NT4. -- <http://www.dave.org.uk> "The first rule of Perl club is you don't talk about Perl club."	[reply]
Re: Re: Re: generating unique string by andreychek (Parson) on Sep 19, 2001 at 20:24 UTC
Hmmm.. are you saying then that you are using IIS? Some folks still choose to use Apache on Windows NT. If you are using IIS, I know if provides unique ID's to all ASP scripts -- it's possible it does the same thing for Perl.. although I couldn't tell you how to determine that info. But perhaps that'll give you a start. It may even be provided to you in an environment variable or with the request string. -Eric	[reply]
Re: Re: Re: generating unique string by broquaint (Abbot) on Sep 19, 2001 at 20:28 UTC
NP: Apache::Session, much like 'Monster Island', is just a name, and can probably be used on whatever webserver you have at hand. HTH broquaint Hands up those who got the Simpsons reference <g>	[reply]


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