Session::Flex(3)					User Contributed Perl Documentation					  Session::Flex(3)

NAME

       Apache::Session::Flex - Specify everything at runtime

SYNOPSIS

	use Apache::Session::Flex;

	tie %hash, 'Apache::Session::Flex', $id, {
	   Store     => 'DB_File',
	   Lock      => 'Null',
	   Generate  => 'MD5',
	   Serialize => 'Storable'
	};

	# or

	tie %hash, 'Apache::Session::Flex', $id, {
	   Store     => 'Postgres',
	   Lock      => 'Null',
	   Generate  => 'MD5',
	   Serialize => 'Base64'
	};

	# you decide!

DESCRIPTION

       This module is an implementation of Apache::Session.  Unlike other implementations, it allows you to specify the backing store, locking
       scheme, ID generator, and data serializer at runtime.  You do this by passing arguments in the usual Apache::Session style (see SYNOPSIS).
       You may use any of the modules included in this distribution, or a module of your own making.  If you wish to use a module of your own
       making, you should make sure that it is available under the Apache::Session package namespace.

USAGE

       You pass the modules you want to use as arguments to the constructor.  The Apache::Session::Whatever part is appended for you: you should
       not supply it.  For example, if you wanted to use MySQL as the backing store, you should give the argument "Store =" 'MySQL'>, and not
       "Store =" 'Apache::Session::Store::MySQL'>.  There are four modules that you need to specify.  Store is the backing store to use.  Lock is
       the locking scheme.  Generate is the ID generation module.  Serialize is the data serialization module.

       There are many modules included in this distribution.  For each role, they are:

	Store:
	   MySQL
	   Postgres
	   DB_File
	   File

	Lock:
	   Null
	   MySQL
	   Semaphore

	Generate:
	   MD5

	Serialize:
	   Storable
	   Base64
	   UUEncode

       In addition to the arguments needed by this module, you must provide whatever arguments are expected by the backing store and lock manager
       that you are using.  Please see the documentation for those modules.

AUTHOR

       This module was written by Jeffrey William Baker <jwbaker@acm.org>.

SEE ALSO

       Apache::Session::File, Apache::Session::DB_File, Apache::Session::MySQL, Apache::Session::Postgres, Apache::Session

perl v5.12.1							    2007-09-28							  Session::Flex(3)