Re: HTTP Server's jobs for CGI applications

[Larry Bolhuis <lbolhuis@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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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