<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>5.4.8 PythonAutoReload</title> <META NAME="description" CONTENT="5.4.8 PythonAutoReload"> <META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="modpython"> <META NAME="resource-type" CONTENT="document"> <META NAME="distribution" CONTENT="global"> <link rel="STYLESHEET" href="modpython.css"> <link rel="first" href="modpython.html"> <link rel="contents" href="contents.html" title="Contents"> <link rel="index" href="genindex.html" title="Index"> <LINK REL="next" href="dir-other-pomz.html"> <LINK REL="previous" href="dir-other-phm.html"> <LINK REL="up" href="dir-other.html"> <LINK REL="next" href="dir-other-pomz.html"> </head> <body> <DIV CLASS="navigation"> <table align="center" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2"> <tr> <td><A href="dir-other-phm.html"><img src="icons/previous.png" border="0" height="32" alt="Previous Page" width="32"></A></td> <td><A href="dir-other.html"><img src="icons/up.png" border="0" height="32" alt="Up One Level" width="32"></A></td> <td><A href="dir-other-pomz.html"><img src="icons/next.png" border="0" height="32" alt="Next Page" width="32"></A></td> <td align="center" width="100%">Mod_python Manual</td> <td><A href="contents.html"><img src="icons/contents.png" border="0" height="32" alt="Contents" width="32"></A></td> <td><img src="icons/blank.png" border="0" height="32" alt="" width="32"></td> <td><A href="genindex.html"><img src="icons/index.png" border="0" height="32" alt="Index" width="32"></A></td> </tr></table> <b class="navlabel">Previous:</b> <a class="sectref" href="dir-other-phm.html">5.4.7 PythonHandlerModule</A> <b class="navlabel">Up:</b> <a class="sectref" href="dir-other.html">5.4 Other Directives</A> <b class="navlabel">Next:</b> <a class="sectref" href="dir-other-pomz.html">5.4.9 PythonOptimize</A> <br><hr> </DIV> <!--End of Navigation Panel--> <H2><A NAME="SECTION007480000000000000000"> </A> <a name="l2h-235"> </a> <BR> 5.4.8 PythonAutoReload </H2> <P> <b><em class="citetitle"><a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/directive-dict.html#Syntax" title="Syntax:" >Syntax:</a></em></b> PythonAutoReload {On, Off} <BR><em class="citetitle"><a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/directive-dict.html#Default" title="Default:" >Default:</a></em> PythonAutoReload On <BR><em class="citetitle"><a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/directive-dict.html#Context" title="Context:" >Context:</a></em> server config, virtual host, directory, htaccess <BR><em class="citetitle"><a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/directive-dict.html#Override" title="Override:" >Override:</a></em> not None <BR><em class="citetitle"><a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/directive-dict.html#Module" title="Module:" >Module:</a></em> mod_python.c <P> If set to Off, instructs mod_python not to check the modification date of the module file. <P> By default, mod_python checks the time-stamp of the file and reloads the module if the module's file modification date is later than the last import or reload. This way changed modules get automatically reimported, eliminating the need to restart the server for every change. <P> Disabling autoreload is useful in production environment where the modules do not change; it will save some processing time and give a small performance gain. <P> <DIV CLASS="navigation"> <p><hr> <table align="center" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2"> <tr> <td><A href="dir-other-phm.html"><img src="icons/previous.png" border="0" height="32" alt="Previous Page" width="32"></A></td> <td><A href="dir-other.html"><img src="icons/up.png" border="0" height="32" alt="Up One Level" width="32"></A></td> <td><A href="dir-other-pomz.html"><img src="icons/next.png" border="0" height="32" alt="Next Page" width="32"></A></td> <td align="center" width="100%">Mod_python Manual</td> <td><A href="contents.html"><img src="icons/contents.png" border="0" height="32" alt="Contents" width="32"></A></td> <td><img src="icons/blank.png" border="0" height="32" alt="" width="32"></td> <td><A href="genindex.html"><img src="icons/index.png" border="0" height="32" alt="Index" width="32"></A></td> </tr></table> <b class="navlabel">Previous:</b> <a class="sectref" href="dir-other-phm.html">5.4.7 PythonHandlerModule</A> <b class="navlabel">Up:</b> <a class="sectref" href="dir-other.html">5.4 Other Directives</A> <b class="navlabel">Next:</b> <a class="sectref" href="dir-other-pomz.html">5.4.9 PythonOptimize</A> <hr> <span class="release-info">Release 3.1.0a, documentation updated on August 26, 2003.</span> </DIV> <!--End of Navigation Panel--> </BODY> </HTML>