Under mod_cgi and mod_perl
Apache::PerlRun you simply
have to edit a script and save it to
start it working. Under mod_perl and
Apache::Registry, the changes will not take effect
until you restart Apache or reload your scripts. Stas Beckman
(http://perl.apache.org/guide/config.html)
gives some very elaborate ways of doing this, including a method of
rewriting your Config file via an HTML form. We feel that although
this sort of trick may amaze and delight your friends, it may please
your enemies even more, who will find there new and exciting ways of
penetrating your security. We see nothing wrong with restarting
Apache with the script stop_go: it will give anyone who is logged on
to your site a surprise:
kill -USR1 `cat logs\httpd.pid`
This reloads Perl, loads the scripts afresh, and reinitializes all variables.