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Under mod_perl, modules are not reloaded on each http request. This means that if you update Litmus or modify a .pm file within the Litmus tree, those changes will not be picked up until the web server is restarted. | Under mod_perl, modules are not reloaded on each http request. This means that if you update Litmus or modify a .pm file within the Litmus tree, those changes will not be picked up until the web server is restarted. | ||
Litmus developers may prefer to use a 'touch file | Litmus developers may prefer to use a 'touch file' in their local development environments--a special file that, when touched, causes the web server to reload modules. The use of a touch file is documented in the mod_perl documentation. Otherwise, a simple 'apachectl restart' as root will suffice. | ||
On rodan, members of group 'litmus' may trigger a web server restart with the command 'litmus-restart'. Use with extreme caution and fix any errors immediately. Note that the 'updatelitmus' command will not restart the web server for you; you must run 'litmus-restart' as well if you want this to happen. | On rodan, members of group 'litmus' may trigger a web server restart with the command 'litmus-restart'. Use with extreme caution and fix any errors immediately. Note that the 'updatelitmus' command will not restart the web server for you; you must run 'litmus-restart' as well if you want this to happen. | ||