Re: After retrieving data from DB, the memory doesn't seem to be freed up

["Perrin Harkins" <suppressed>]

On 5/10/07, Lionel MARTIN <suppressed> wrote:
> -I'll try avoid using large chunks of data so that interpreters memory
> footprint don't grow too big.

Yes.

> -I'll try to use, in my Perl scripts, lexical variables instead of global
> variables, so that I'm sure the used memory can be resued for later requests
> (global variables, on the other hand, stick in memory, due to mod perl way
> of operating)

Not really.  In terms of memory, there's no difference.  The reason
you should use lexicals is that it's a better programming style.

There's really no difference in the way globals behave under mod_perl.
You just don't notice it under CGI because the process quits right
after the request has been served.

- Perrin