Evil Son wrote:
> Hello group,
>
> If I switched from mod_php to fast-cgi, would I need to make any
> changes to my php source?
>

Not much.

> Also, will something like APC still be useful?
>

If you find it useful now, yes.

> Will my database connections suddenly become persistent?
>

Nope.

> If I had static data in my script, will it persist when that same
> script is called again?
>

Nope.

> Essentially, my question is: is fast-cgi a drop-in replacement for
> mod_php?
>

Pretty much. But nothing will give you the behavior you're looking for.
The web is by nature transactional, and all languages act the same way
- scripts are initialized when you call them and do not carry over
values or connections from previous executions.

> Thank you for your time.
>
> E Wilson
>


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