On Mon, 1 Mar 2010 14:26:21 -0600 (CST), Al - Image Hosting Services <azick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > I could not get a rewriter that would do the things we wanted, so we wrote > our own. It uses mysql as the database for its list, which is great > because I can now update mysql and instantly you can see the change in > what is being blocked and what is not. The issue we have is that if the > mysql server goes down then the rewrite program tries to reconnect, but if > it can't it dies. Ideally, if it could not connect to mysql then it would > send a url of an error page, then try to reconnect on the next request. My > question is, how long will squid wait for the rewrite program before it > will kill the process and start a new one? > > Maybe someone has a better idea on how to deal with this. > > Best Regards, > Al Squid will wait until the next shutdown or the client goes away. My helpers that do this try 2 connection attempts with 1 second sleep between, so as not to cause too much client annoyance. That may differ with the impatience of your clients. Amos
