Re: HTTP Server's jobs for CGI applications

Bob,

  There is one job per instance of the server. All users run throug it.
You may have to get creative, and name the temp object in a way related
to the requester.

  HTH - Larry

Bob Cozzi wrote:
> 
> I'm a little confused, perhaps people on this list would know for certain
> what's happening.
> 
> Does the HTTP server on the AS/400 create a new job for each user of the web
> site. Specifically, I'm trying to determine if a CGI program that is called,
> can create a temporary object in QTEMP and use it. My concern is that if
> another user enters the same page at the same time, they will be colliding
> with previous user's temporary objects.
> 
> If each user is routed to a distrinct job on the AS/400, then I don't have a
> problem.
> 
> My situation is that I need to create either an outfile or a user space that
> is unique for a CGI evocation. I'm worried that if every CGI request is run
> in the same job, then everyone would see the same temp objects. This would
> be bad. So I need a way to create temp objects that are unique for each CGI
> request.
> 
> Caveat: On the otherside of the coin, if each request is in a distinct job,
> how many jobs are created on an AS/400 when there's a million hits per day?

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