Re: Nginx changing settings on the fly?

2013-07-26 Thread YesThatGuy
> So... Changing configuration would mean signaling the master process in some way... Sounds like it wouldn't be a good environment for frequently updating config values, and it doesn't seem like it would be a simple "bolt-on" feature given the architecture involved. > I am deeply sorry to have

Re: Nginx changing settings on the fly?

2013-07-26 Thread YesThatGuy
B.R. thanks for not answering the question. Perhaps you'd do well to RTFM(essage)? Should I assume that that only way to set the weight parameter is by updating the config file and reloading the config? Posted at Nginx Forum: http://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,241311,241313#msg-241313 _

Nginx changing settings on the fly?

2013-07-26 Thread YesThatGuy
We're currently using CrossRoads for our load balancing needs and are evaluating a switch to Nginx. We are excited by the existence of a pacemaker/heartbeat ocf script. But one of the needs that we have is that our web servers have somewhat volatile load averages. Some hits cause a tremendous amoun