alternative php cache semaphore,Semaphore, Shared Memory and IPC Functions

This module provides wrappers for the System V IPC family of functions.

It includes semaphores, shared memory and inter-process messaging (IPC).

Semaphores may be used to provide exclusive access to

resources on the current machine, or to limit the number of

processes that may simultaneously use a resource.

This module provides also shared memory functions using System V

shared memory. Shared memory may be used to provide access to

global variables. Different httpd-daemons and even other programs

(such as Perl, C, ...) are able to access this data to provide a

global data-exchange. Remember, that shared memory is NOT safe

against simultaneous access. Use semaphores for synchronization.

表格 1. Limits of Shared Memory by the Unix OSSHMMAXmax size of shared memory, normally 131072 bytes

SHMMINminimum size of shared memory, normally 1 byte

SHMMNImax amount of shared memory segments on a system,

normally 100

SHMSEGmax amount of shared memory segments per process, normally 6

The messaging functions may be used to send and receive messages to/from

other processes. They provide a simple and effective means of exchanging

data between processes, without the need for setting up an alternative

using Unix domain sockets.

注:本扩展模块在 Windows 平台下不可用。