Hi,
I have to port from asp a script that adds an ip to a list in plain
text or an array. I need not using a database or filesystem, it has to
be stored in memory in order that giving us best performance (it should
be accessed continuously).
I've tried defining $_ENV vars, using apache_setenv(. .), creating a
class with a static var... but nothing results.
In asp the script writes an reads an Application variable defined in
global.asa... is it impossible to port? isn't it a very big error of
php?
thanks 12 1827
Zeppelin wrote: Hi,
I have to port from asp a script that adds an ip to a list in plain text or an array. I need not using a database or filesystem, it has to be stored in memory in order that giving us best performance (it should be accessed continuously).
Hi,
The easiest way is just including a file at top of your scripts.
Into that file you define some constants or variables. I've tried defining $_ENV vars, using apache_setenv(. .), creating a class with a static var... but nothing results.
Don't.
:-)
Just include a file. In asp the script writes an reads an Application variable defined in global.asa... is it impossible to port? isn't it a very big error of php?
No, this isn't a big error.
If you worry about performance, don't.
Files that are accessed a lot of time will be placed in cache (memory) if
possible by the OS.
Thus no performancepena lty.
On a sidenote: I don't understand why so many people worry about performance
when they do not have a performanceprob lem.
My guess is that over 90% of all performanceprob lems are databaserelated
(bad queries, no indexing, etc) and not scriptinglangua ge related.
If you absolutely want to use shared memory in PHP, that is possible.
I do n't remember the name of the package, but if you look around I am sure
you will find it.
My advise is however: Just include a file.
Regards,
Erwin Moller thanks
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Shared memory operations aka. shmop? http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.shmop.php
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Shared memory operations aka. shmop? http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.shmop.php
That is the one. :-)
I couldn't remember its impossible name. :P
Regards,
Erwin Moller
>I have to port from asp a script that adds an ip to a list in plain text or an array. I need not using a database or filesystem, it has to be stored in memory in order that giving us best performance (it should be accessed continuously).
Have you actually MEASURED the performance to prove this?
Often, even program code isn't stored in memory most of the time.
If your web server gets restarted (software crash, someone trips
over power cable, maintenance), your variable goes poof! Is this
acceptable behavior?
I've tried defining $_ENV vars, using apache_setenv(. .), creating a class with a static var... but nothing results.
In asp the script writes an reads an Application variable defined in global.asa.. . is it impossible to port? isn't it a very big error of php?
The closest PHP comes to this is one of:
- Sessions (does not apply to unrelated users)
- Files
- A database
- System V shared memory segments (shm_* functions)
Global variables are in general bad programming practice. Making
varibles that are "ultra-global" over all web page accesses by
unrelated users is asking for even more problems. How, for example,
do you prevent several simultaneous page accesses from simultaneously
updating (and screwing up) the variable? There's a reason why
databases have so many features relating to locking, transactions,
and consistent views of the data.
Gordon L. Burditt
Zeppelin wrote: In asp the script writes an reads an Application variable defined in global.asa... is it impossible to port? isn't it a very big error of php?
Not a big error, just a limit imposed by PHP's cross-platform nature.
It's easy enough to have shared variables on Windows. On Unixes it's
rather more difficult.
There is usually more than one way to skin a cat. If you give us some
details on what the code does, we might be able to suggest an
alternative--and perhaps superior--solution.
> Have you actually MEASURED the performance to prove this? Often, even program code isn't stored in memory most of the time
I have no stadistics about this, but every new version of applicattion,
servers goes 100% and crashes down. So we want be prepared.
If your web server gets restarted (software crash, someone trips over power cable, maintenance), your variable goes poof! Is this acceptable behavior?
Nowadays, the variable is lost and no problems registered. Only than
first 60 clients don't have the best service ... but its only a few
mseconds...
The script could be improved saving the variable to bd every 10 minutes
;)
I will try with System V shared memory segments (shm_* functions) .
Global variables are in general bad programming practice. Making varibles that are "ultra-global" over all web page accesses by unrelated users is asking for even more problems. How, for example, do you prevent several simultaneous page accesses from simultaneously updating (and screwing up) the variable? There's a reason why databases have so many features relating to locking, transactions, and consistent views of the data.
The problem is that this script is not a part of a CMS or simmilar
application... it is the minnimun piece of a big system. It has a very
clear mission and does nothing more.
As I respond later, we haver to worry about performance: we expect to
have about 10 millions of connections in a very few days... lots of
them concurrent.
Each day it is not the situation, but we are going to release a new
version and we know there will be lots of new users. Last time we
released, server crashed down serveral times... Nowadays, machine is
better, but users number has grown up no proportionaly.
The variable is changing everytime, I can't include a file because
variable is shared. The change that makes a user is needed by next
user.
I will try with shard memory as you say.
In any case, thank you ;).
> There is usually more than one way to skin a cat. If you give us some details on what the code does, we might be able to suggest an alternative--and perhaps superior--solution.
Ok, really simple:
detect user's real ip
load users ip table (this is my shared variable)
send 60 equispaced items of the table to user (as body of http
response)
rotate ip's, loosing first item and adding the detected ip at the end
end
I suppose it would be more effective if we used a dedicated mini-server
for this simple script or write it in another language (bash?) and
redirect the requests of this service with apache to it. But I thought
it would be simplier using php.
Zeppelin wrote: Have you actually MEASURED the performance to prove this? Often, even program code isn't stored in memory most of the time
I have no stadistics about this, but every new version of applicattion, servers goes 100% and crashes down. So we want be prepared.
So, instead of determining where the slowdown is, you're grasping at
straws? Spending a lot of time trying to code something which could
crash the server and may or may not resolve the problem, instead of
determining the cause of the problem?
I would think offloading some of the work would be more efficient. For
instance, if you're supplying a download, have another server actually
perform the download. Using a database? Put the database on a
different server. And so on.
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