--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2003/10/12 22:02:44	1.430
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2004/03/30 20:46:24	1.480
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.430 2003/10/12 22:02:44 www Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.480 2004/03/30 20:46:24 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -25,55 +25,16 @@
 #
 # http://www.lon-capa.org/
 #
-# 6/1/99,6/2,6/10,6/11,6/12,6/14,6/26,6/28,6/29,6/30,
-# 7/1,7/2,7/9,7/10,7/12,7/14,7/15,7/19,
-# 11/8,11/16,11/18,11/22,11/23,12/22,
-# 01/06,01/13,02/24,02/28,02/29,
-# 03/01,03/02,03/06,03/07,03/13,
-# 04/05,05/29,05/31,06/01,
-# 06/05,06/26 Gerd Kortemeyer
-# 06/26 Ben Tyszka
-# 06/30,07/15,07/17,07/18,07/20,07/21,07/22,07/25 Gerd Kortemeyer
-# 08/14 Ben Tyszka
-# 08/22,08/28,08/31,09/01,09/02,09/04,09/05,09/25,09/28,09/30 Gerd Kortemeyer
-# 10/04 Gerd Kortemeyer
-# 10/04 Guy Albertelli
-# 10/06,10/09,10/10,10/11,10/14,10/20,10/23,10/25,10/26,10/27,10/28,10/29, 
-# 10/30,10/31,
-# 11/2,11/14,11/15,11/16,11/20,11/21,11/22,11/25,11/27,
-# 12/02,12/12,12/13,12/14,12/28,12/29 Gerd Kortemeyer
-# 05/01/01 Guy Albertelli
-# 05/01,06/01,09/01 Gerd Kortemeyer
-# 09/01 Guy Albertelli
-# 09/01,10/01,11/01 Gerd Kortemeyer
-# YEAR=2001
-# 3/2 Gerd Kortemeyer
-# 3/19,3/20 Gerd Kortemeyer
-# 5/26,5/28 Gerd Kortemeyer
-# 5/30 H. K. Ng
-# 6/1 Gerd Kortemeyer
-# July Guy Albertelli
-# 8/4,8/7,8/8,8/9,8/11,8/16,8/17,8/18,8/20,8/23,9/20,9/21,9/26,
-# 10/2 Gerd Kortemeyer
-# 11/17,11/20,11/22,11/29 Gerd Kortemeyer
-# 12/5 Matthew Hall
-# 12/5 Guy Albertelli
-# 12/6,12/7,12/12 Gerd Kortemeyer
-# 12/21,12/22,12/27,12/28 Gerd Kortemeyer
-# YEAR=2002
-# 1/4,2/4,2/7 Gerd Kortemeyer
-#
 ###
 
 package Apache::lonnet;
 
 use strict;
-use Apache::File;
 use LWP::UserAgent();
 use HTTP::Headers;
 use vars 
 qw(%perlvar %hostname %homecache %badServerCache %hostip %iphost %spareid %hostdom 
-   %libserv %pr %prp %metacache %packagetab %titlecache 
+   %libserv %pr %prp %metacache %packagetab %titlecache %courseresversioncache %resversioncache
    %courselogs %accesshash %userrolehash $processmarker $dumpcount 
    %coursedombuf %coursenumbuf %coursehombuf %coursedescrbuf %courseresdatacache 
    %userresdatacache %usectioncache %domaindescription %domain_auth_def %domain_auth_arg_def 
@@ -90,12 +51,35 @@ use Storable qw(lock_store lock_nstore l
 use Time::HiRes();
 my $readit;
 
+=pod
+
+=head1 Package Variables
+
+These are largely undocumented, so if you decipher one please note it here.
+
+=over 4
+
+=item $processmarker
+
+Contains the time this process was started and this servers host id.
+
+=item $dumpcount
+
+Counts the number of times a message log flush has been attempted (regardless
+of success) by this process.  Used as part of the filename when messages are
+delayed.
+
+=back
+
+=cut
+
+
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------- Logging
 
 sub logtouch {
     my $execdir=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
-    unless (-e "$execdir/logs/lonnet.log") {
-	my $fh=Apache::File->new(">>$execdir/logs/lonnet.log");
+    unless (-e "$execdir/logs/lonnet.log") {	
+	open(my $fh,">>$execdir/logs/lonnet.log");
 	close $fh;
     }
     my ($wwwuid,$wwwgid)=(getpwnam('www'))[2,3];
@@ -107,8 +91,10 @@ sub logthis {
     my $execdir=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
     my $now=time;
     my $local=localtime($now);
-    my $fh=Apache::File->new(">>$execdir/logs/lonnet.log");
-    print $fh "$local ($$): $message\n";
+    if (open(my $fh,">>$execdir/logs/lonnet.log")) {
+	print $fh "$local ($$): $message\n";
+	close($fh);
+    }
     return 1;
 }
 
@@ -117,8 +103,10 @@ sub logperm {
     my $execdir=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
     my $now=time;
     my $local=localtime($now);
-    my $fh=Apache::File->new(">>$execdir/logs/lonnet.perm.log");
-    print $fh "$now:$message:$local\n";
+    if (open(my $fh,">>$execdir/logs/lonnet.perm.log")) {
+	print $fh "$now:$message:$local\n";
+	close($fh);
+    }
     return 1;
 }
 
@@ -170,7 +158,7 @@ sub reconlonc {
     my $peerfile=shift;
     &logthis("Trying to reconnect for $peerfile");
     my $loncfile="$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}/logs/lonc.pid";
-    if (my $fh=Apache::File->new("$loncfile")) {
+    if (open(my $fh,"<$loncfile")) {
 	my $loncpid=<$fh>;
         chomp($loncpid);
         if (kill 0 => $loncpid) {
@@ -218,18 +206,20 @@ sub critical {
       "$perlvar{'lonSockDir'}/delayed/$now.$dumpcount.$$.$middlename.$server";
             $dumpcount++;
             {
-             my $dfh;
-             if ($dfh=Apache::File->new(">$dfilename")) {
-                print $dfh "$cmd\n";
-	     }
+		my $dfh;
+		if (open($dfh,">$dfilename")) {
+		    print $dfh "$cmd\n"; 
+		    close($dfh);
+		}
             }
             sleep 2;
             my $wcmd='';
             {
-	     my $dfh;
-             if ($dfh=Apache::File->new("$dfilename")) {
-                $wcmd=<$dfh>;
-	     }
+		my $dfh;
+		if (open($dfh,"<$dfilename")) {
+		    $wcmd=<$dfh>; 
+		    close($dfh);
+		}
             }
             chomp($wcmd);
             if ($wcmd eq $cmd) {
@@ -268,18 +258,27 @@ sub transfer_profile_to_env {
     my ($lonidsdir,$handle)=@_;
     my @profile;
     {
-	my $idf=Apache::File->new("$lonidsdir/$handle.id");
+	open(my $idf,"$lonidsdir/$handle.id");
 	flock($idf,LOCK_SH);
 	@profile=<$idf>;
-	$idf->close();
+	close($idf);
     }
     my $envi;
+    my %Remove;
     for ($envi=0;$envi<=$#profile;$envi++) {
 	chomp($profile[$envi]);
 	my ($envname,$envvalue)=split(/=/,$profile[$envi]);
 	$ENV{$envname} = $envvalue;
+        if (my ($key,$time) = ($envname =~ /^(cgi\.(\d+)_\d+\.)/)) {
+            if ($time < time-300) {
+                $Remove{$key}++;
+            }
+        }
     }
     $ENV{'user.environment'} = "$lonidsdir/$handle.id";
+    foreach my $expired_key (keys(%Remove)) {
+        &delenv($expired_key);
+    }
 }
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------- Append Environment
@@ -298,47 +297,47 @@ sub appenv {
     }
 
     my $lockfh;
-    unless ($lockfh=Apache::File->new("$ENV{'user.environment'}")) {
-       return 'error: '.$!;
+    unless (open($lockfh,"$ENV{'user.environment'}")) {
+	return 'error: '.$!;
     }
     unless (flock($lockfh,LOCK_EX)) {
          &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
                   'Could not obtain exclusive lock in appenv: '.$!);
-         $lockfh->close();
+         close($lockfh);
          return 'error: '.$!;
     }
 
     my @oldenv;
     {
-     my $fh;
-     unless ($fh=Apache::File->new("$ENV{'user.environment'}")) {
-	return 'error: '.$!;
-     }
-     @oldenv=<$fh>;
-     $fh->close();
+	my $fh;
+	unless (open($fh,"$ENV{'user.environment'}")) {
+	    return 'error: '.$!;
+	}
+	@oldenv=<$fh>;
+	close($fh);
     }
     for (my $i=0; $i<=$#oldenv; $i++) {
         chomp($oldenv[$i]);
         if ($oldenv[$i] ne '') {
-           my ($name,$value)=split(/=/,$oldenv[$i]);
-           unless (defined($newenv{$name})) {
-	      $newenv{$name}=$value;
-	   }
+	    my ($name,$value)=split(/=/,$oldenv[$i]);
+	    unless (defined($newenv{$name})) {
+		$newenv{$name}=$value;
+	    }
         }
     }
     {
-     my $fh;
-     unless ($fh=Apache::File->new(">$ENV{'user.environment'}")) {
-	return 'error';
-     }
-     my $newname;
-     foreach $newname (keys %newenv) {
-	 print $fh "$newname=$newenv{$newname}\n";
-     }
-     $fh->close();
+	my $fh;
+	unless (open($fh,">$ENV{'user.environment'}")) {
+	    return 'error';
+	}
+	my $newname;
+	foreach $newname (keys %newenv) {
+	    print $fh "$newname=$newenv{$newname}\n";
+	}
+	close($fh);
     }
-
-    $lockfh->close();
+	
+    close($lockfh);
     return 'ok';
 }
 # ----------------------------------------------------- Delete from Environment
@@ -353,34 +352,39 @@ sub delenv {
     }
     my @oldenv;
     {
-     my $fh;
-     unless ($fh=Apache::File->new("$ENV{'user.environment'}")) {
-	return 'error';
-     }
-     unless (flock($fh,LOCK_SH)) {
-         &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
-                  'Could not obtain shared lock in delenv: '.$!);
-         $fh->close();
-         return 'error: '.$!;
-     }
-     @oldenv=<$fh>;
-     $fh->close();
+	my $fh;
+	unless (open($fh,"$ENV{'user.environment'}")) {
+	    return 'error';
+	}
+	unless (flock($fh,LOCK_SH)) {
+	    &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
+		     'Could not obtain shared lock in delenv: '.$!);
+	    close($fh);
+	    return 'error: '.$!;
+	}
+	@oldenv=<$fh>;
+	close($fh);
     }
     {
-     my $fh;
-     unless ($fh=Apache::File->new(">$ENV{'user.environment'}")) {
-	return 'error';
-     }
-     unless (flock($fh,LOCK_EX)) {
-         &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
-                  'Could not obtain exclusive lock in delenv: '.$!);
-         $fh->close();
-         return 'error: '.$!;
-     }
-     foreach (@oldenv) {
-	 unless ($_=~/^$delthis/) { print $fh $_; }
-     }
-     $fh->close();
+	my $fh;
+	unless (open($fh,">$ENV{'user.environment'}")) {
+	    return 'error';
+	}
+	unless (flock($fh,LOCK_EX)) {
+	    &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
+		     'Could not obtain exclusive lock in delenv: '.$!);
+	    close($fh);
+	    return 'error: '.$!;
+	}
+	foreach (@oldenv) {
+	    if ($_=~/^$delthis/) { 
+                my ($key,undef) = split('=',$_);
+                delete($ENV{$key});
+            } else {
+                print $fh $_; 
+            }
+	}
+	close($fh);
     }
     return 'ok';
 }
@@ -396,7 +400,7 @@ sub userload {
 	while ($filename=readdir(LONIDS)) {
 	    if ($filename eq '.' || $filename eq '..') {next;}
 	    my ($mtime)=(stat($perlvar{'lonIDsDir'}.'/'.$filename))[9];
-	    if ($curtime-$mtime < 3600) { $numusers++; }
+	    if ($curtime-$mtime < 1800) { $numusers++; }
 	}
 	closedir(LONIDS);
     }
@@ -416,10 +420,11 @@ sub overloaderror {
     unless ($checkserver) { $checkserver=$perlvar{'lonHostID'}; }
     my $loadavg;
     if ($checkserver eq $perlvar{'lonHostID'}) {
-       my $loadfile=Apache::File->new('/proc/loadavg');
+       open(my $loadfile,'/proc/loadavg');
        $loadavg=<$loadfile>;
        $loadavg =~ s/\s.*//g;
        $loadavg = 100*$loadavg/$perlvar{'lonLoadLim'};
+       close($loadfile);
     } else {
        $loadavg=&reply('load',$checkserver);
     }
@@ -506,38 +511,16 @@ sub changepass {
 
 sub queryauthenticate {
     my ($uname,$udom)=@_;
-    if (($perlvar{'lonRole'} eq 'library') && 
-        ($udom eq $perlvar{'lonDefDomain'})) {
-	my $answer=reply("encrypt:currentauth:$udom:$uname",
-			 $perlvar{'lonHostID'});
-	unless ($answer eq 'unknown_user' or $answer eq 'refused') {
-	    if (length($answer)) {
-		return $answer;
-	    }
-	    else {
-	&logthis("User $uname at $udom lacks an authentication mechanism");
-		return 'no_host';
-	    }
-	}
-    }
-
-    my $tryserver;
-    foreach $tryserver (keys %libserv) {
-	if ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $udom) {
-           my $answer=reply("encrypt:currentauth:$udom:$uname",$tryserver);
-	   unless ($answer eq 'unknown_user' or $answer eq 'refused') {
-	       if (length($answer)) {
-		   return $answer;
-	       }
-	       else {
-	   &logthis("User $uname at $udom lacks an authentication mechanism");
-		   return 'no_host';
-	       }
-	   }
-       }
+    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom);
+    if (!$uhome) {
+	&logthis("User $uname at $udom is unknown when looking for authentication mechanism");
+	return 'no_host';
+    }
+    my $answer=reply("encrypt:currentauth:$udom:$uname",$uhome);
+    if ($answer =~ /^(unknown_user|refused|con_lost)/) {
+	&logthis("User $uname at $udom threw error $answer when checking authentication mechanism");
     }
-    &logthis("User $uname at $udom lacks an authentication mechanism");    
-    return 'no_host';
+    return $answer;
 }
 
 # --------- Try to authenticate user from domain's lib servers (first this one)
@@ -546,38 +529,21 @@ sub authenticate {
     my ($uname,$upass,$udom)=@_;
     $upass=escape($upass);
     $uname=~s/\W//g;
-    if (($perlvar{'lonRole'} eq 'library') && 
-        ($udom eq $perlvar{'lonDefDomain'})) {
-    my $answer=reply("encrypt:auth:$udom:$uname:$upass",$perlvar{'lonHostID'});
-        if ($answer =~ /authorized/) {
-              if ($answer eq 'authorized') {
-                 &logthis("User $uname at $udom authorized by local server"); 
-                 return $perlvar{'lonHostID'}; 
-              }
-              if ($answer eq 'non_authorized') {
-                 &logthis("User $uname at $udom rejected by local server"); 
-                 return 'no_host'; 
-              }
-	}
-    }
-
-    my $tryserver;
-    foreach $tryserver (keys %libserv) {
-	if ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $udom) {
-           my $answer=reply("encrypt:auth:$udom:$uname:$upass",$tryserver);
-           if ($answer =~ /authorized/) {
-              if ($answer eq 'authorized') {
-                 &logthis("User $uname at $udom authorized by $tryserver"); 
-                 return $tryserver; 
-              }
-              if ($answer eq 'non_authorized') {
-                 &logthis("User $uname at $udom rejected by $tryserver");
-                 return 'no_host';
-              } 
-	   }
-       }
+    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom);
+    if (!$uhome) {
+	&logthis("User $uname at $udom is unknown in authenticate");
+	return 'no_host';
+    }
+    my $answer=reply("encrypt:auth:$udom:$uname:$upass",$uhome);
+    if ($answer eq 'authorized') {
+	&logthis("User $uname at $udom authorized by $uhome"); 
+	return $uhome; 
+    }
+    if ($answer eq 'non_authorized') {
+	&logthis("User $uname at $udom rejected by $uhome");
+	return 'no_host'; 
     }
-    &logthis("User $uname at $udom could not be authenticated");    
+    &logthis("User $uname at $udom threw error $answer when checking authentication mechanism");
     return 'no_host';
 }
 
@@ -683,7 +649,7 @@ sub assign_access_key {
     $uname=$ENV{'user.domain'} unless (defined($uname));
     my %existing=&get('accesskeys',[$ckey],$cdom,$cnum);
     if (($existing{$ckey}=~/^\#(.*)$/) || # - new key
-        ($existing{$ckey}=~/^$uname\:$udom\#(.*)$/)) { 
+        ($existing{$ckey}=~/^\Q$uname\E\:\Q$udom\E\#(.*)$/)) { 
                                                   # assigned to this person
                                                   # - this should not happen,
                                                   # unless something went wrong
@@ -790,7 +756,7 @@ sub validate_access_key {
     $udom=$ENV{'user.name'} unless (defined($udom));
     $uname=$ENV{'user.domain'} unless (defined($uname));
     my %existing=&get('accesskeys',[$ckey],$cdom,$cnum);
-    return ($existing{$ckey}=~/^$uname\:$udom\#/);
+    return ($existing{$ckey}=~/^\Q$uname\E\:\Q$udom\E\#/);
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------- Find the section of student in a course
@@ -818,7 +784,7 @@ sub getsection {
                         &homeserver($unam,$udom)))) {
         my ($key,$value)=split(/\=/,$_);
         $key=&unescape($key);
-        next if ($key !~/^$courseid(?:\/)*(\w+)*\_st$/);
+        next if ($key !~/^\Q$courseid\E(?:\/)*(\w+)*\_st$/);
         my $section=$1;
         if ($key eq $courseid.'_st') { $section=''; }
         my ($dummy,$end,$start)=split(/\_/,&unescape($value));
@@ -848,19 +814,32 @@ sub getsection {
     return '-1';
 }
 
+
+my $disk_caching_disabled=1;
+
 sub devalidate_cache {
     my ($cache,$id,$name) = @_;
     delete $$cache{$id.'.time'};
     delete $$cache{$id};
-    my $filename=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp/'.$name.".db";
+    if ($disk_caching_disabled) { return; }
+    my $filename=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp/lonnet_internal_cache_'.$name.".db";
     open(DB,"$filename.lock");
     flock(DB,LOCK_EX);
     my %hash;
     if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',$filename,&GDBM_WRCREAT(),0640)) {
-	delete($hash{$id});
-	delete($hash{$id.'.time'});
+	eval <<'EVALBLOCK';
+	    delete($hash{$id});
+	    delete($hash{$id.'.time'});
+EVALBLOCK
+        if ($@) {
+	    &logthis("<font color='red'>devalidate_cache blew up :$@:$name</font>");
+	    unlink($filename);
+	}
     } else {
-	&logthis("Unable to tie hash");
+	if (-e $filename) {
+	    &logthis("Unable to tie hash (devalidate cache): $name");
+	    unlink($filename);
+	}
     }
     untie(%hash);
     flock(DB,LOCK_UN);
@@ -878,7 +857,7 @@ sub is_cached {
 	return (undef,undef);
     } else {
 	if (time-($$cache{$id.'.time'})>$time) {
-#	    &logthis("Devailidating $id - ".time-($$cache{$id.'.time'}));
+#	    &logthis("Devalidating $id - ".time-($$cache{$id.'.time'}));
 	    &devalidate_cache($cache,$id,$name);
 	    return (undef,undef);
 	}
@@ -896,69 +875,29 @@ sub do_cache {
     $$cache{$id};
 }
 
-sub save_cache {
-    my ($cache,$name)=@_;
-    my $starttime=&Time::HiRes::time();
-#    &logthis("Saving :$name:");
-    eval lock_store($cache,$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp/'.$name.".storable");
-    if ($@) { &logthis("lock_store threw a die ".$@); }
-#    &logthis("save_cache took ".(&Time::HiRes::time()-$starttime));
-}
-
-sub load_cache {
-    my ($cache,$name)=@_;
-    my $starttime=&Time::HiRes::time();
-#    &logthis("Before Loading $name size is ".scalar(%$cache));
-    my $tmpcache;
-    eval {
-	$tmpcache=lock_retrieve($perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp/'.$name.".storable");
-    };
-    if ($@) { &logthis("lock_retreive threw a die ".$@); return; }
-    if (!%$cache) {
-	my $count;
-	while (my ($key,$value)=each(%$tmpcache)) { 
-	    $count++;
-	    $$cache{$key}=$value;
-	}
-#	&logthis("Initial load: $count");
-    } else {
-	my $key;
-	my $count;
-	while ($key=each(%$tmpcache)) {
-	    if ($key !~/^(.*)\.time$/) { next; }
-	    my $name=$1;
-	    if (exists($$cache{$key})) {
-		if ($$tmpcache{$key} >= $$cache{$key}) {
-		    $$cache{$key}=$$tmpcache{$key};
-		    $$cache{$name}=$$tmpcache{$name};
-		} else {
-#		    &logthis("Would have overwritten $name with is set to expire at ".$$cache{$key}." with ".$$tmpcache{$key}." Whew!");
-		}
-	    } else {
-		$count++;
-		$$cache{$key}=$$tmpcache{$key};
-		$$cache{$name}=$$tmpcache{$name};
-	    }
-	}
-#	&logthis("Additional load: $count");
-    }
-#    &logthis("After Loading $name size is ".scalar(%$cache));
-#    &logthis("load_cache took ".(&Time::HiRes::time()-$starttime));
-}
-
 sub save_cache_item {
     my ($cache,$name,$id)=@_;
+    if ($disk_caching_disabled) { return; }
     my $starttime=&Time::HiRes::time();
- #   &logthis("Saving :$name:$id");
+#    &logthis("Saving :$name:$id");
     my %hash;
-    my $filename=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp/'.$name.".db";
+    my $filename=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp/lonnet_internal_cache_'.$name.".db";
     open(DB,"$filename.lock");
     flock(DB,LOCK_EX);
     if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',$filename,&GDBM_WRCREAT(),0640)) {
-	$hash{$id.'.time'}=$$cache{$id.'.time'};
-	$hash{$id}=freeze({'item'=>$$cache{$id}});
+	eval <<'EVALBLOCK';
+	    $hash{$id.'.time'}=$$cache{$id.'.time'};
+	    $hash{$id}=freeze({'item'=>$$cache{$id}});
+EVALBLOCK
+        if ($@) {
+	    &logthis("<font color='red'>save_cache blew up :$@:$name</font>");
+	    unlink($filename);
+	}
     } else {
-	&logthis("Unable to tie hash");
+	if (-e $filename) {
+	    &logthis("Unable to tie hash (save cache item): $name ($!)");
+	    unlink($filename);
+	}
     }
     untie(%hash);
     flock(DB,LOCK_UN);
@@ -968,32 +907,42 @@ sub save_cache_item {
 
 sub load_cache_item {
     my ($cache,$name,$id)=@_;
+    if ($disk_caching_disabled) { return; }
     my $starttime=&Time::HiRes::time();
 #    &logthis("Before Loading $name  for $id size is ".scalar(%$cache));
     my %hash;
-    my $filename=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp/'.$name.".db";
+    my $filename=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp/lonnet_internal_cache_'.$name.".db";
     open(DB,"$filename.lock");
     flock(DB,LOCK_SH);
     if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',$filename,&GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
-	if (!%$cache) {
-	    my $count;
-	    while (my ($key,$value)=each(%hash)) { 
-		$count++;
-		if ($key =~ /\.time$/) {
-		    $$cache{$key}=$value;
-		} else {
-		    my $hashref=thaw($value);
-		    $$cache{$key}=$hashref->{'item'};
+	eval <<'EVALBLOCK';
+	    if (!%$cache) {
+		my $count;
+		while (my ($key,$value)=each(%hash)) { 
+		    $count++;
+		    if ($key =~ /\.time$/) {
+			$$cache{$key}=$value;
+		    } else {
+			my $hashref=thaw($value);
+			$$cache{$key}=$hashref->{'item'};
+		    }
 		}
-	    }
 #	    &logthis("Initial load: $count");
-	} else {
-	    my $hashref=thaw($hash{$id});
-	    $$cache{$id}=$hashref->{'item'};
-	    $$cache{$id.'.time'}=$hash{$id.'.time'};
-	}
+	    } else {
+		my $hashref=thaw($hash{$id});
+		$$cache{$id}=$hashref->{'item'};
+		$$cache{$id.'.time'}=$hash{$id.'.time'};
+	    }
+EVALBLOCK
+        if ($@) {
+	    &logthis("<font color='red'>load_cache blew up :$@:$name</font>");
+	    unlink($filename);
+	}        
     } else {
-	&logthis("Unable to tie hash");
+	if (-e $filename) {
+	    &logthis("Unable to tie hash (load cache item): $name ($!)");
+	    unlink($filename);
+	}
     }
     untie(%hash);
     flock(DB,LOCK_UN);
@@ -1014,7 +963,7 @@ sub usection {
                         &homeserver($unam,$udom)))) {
         my ($key,$value)=split(/\=/,$_);
         $key=&unescape($key);
-        if ($key=~/^$courseid(?:\/)*(\w+)*\_st$/) {
+        if ($key=~/^\Q$courseid\E(?:\/)*(\w+)*\_st$/) {
             my $section=$1;
             if ($key eq $courseid.'_st') { $section=''; }
 	    my ($dummy,$end,$start)=split(/\_/,&unescape($value));
@@ -1071,6 +1020,8 @@ sub getversion {
 
 sub currentversion {
     my $fname=shift;
+    my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached(\%resversioncache,$fname,'resversion',600);
+    if (defined($cached)) { return $result; }
     my $author=$fname;
     $author=~s/\/home\/httpd\/html\/res\/([^\/]*)\/([^\/]*).*/$1\/$2/;
     my ($udom,$uname)=split(/\//,$author);
@@ -1082,7 +1033,7 @@ sub currentversion {
     if (($answer eq 'con_lost') || ($answer eq 'rejected')) {
 	return -1;
     }
-    return $answer;
+    return &do_cache(\%resversioncache,$fname,$answer,'resversion');
 }
 
 # ----------------------------- Subscribe to a resource, return URL if possible
@@ -1117,7 +1068,7 @@ sub repcopy {
 	   &logthis("Subscribe returned $remoteurl: $filename");
            return HTTP_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE;
     } elsif ($remoteurl eq 'not_found') {
-	   &logthis("Subscribe returned not_found: $filename");
+	   #&logthis("Subscribe returned not_found: $filename");
 	   return HTTP_NOT_FOUND;
     } elsif ($remoteurl =~ /^rejected by/) {
 	   &logthis("Subscribe returned $remoteurl: $filename");
@@ -1174,8 +1125,8 @@ sub ssi_body {
     my ($filelink,%form)=@_;
     my $output=($filelink=~/^http\:/?&externalssi($filelink):
                                      &ssi($filelink,%form));
-    $output=~s/^.*\<body[^\>]*\>//si;
-    $output=~s/\<\/body\s*\>.*$//si;
+    $output=~s/^.*?\<body[^\>]*\>//si;
+    $output=~s/(.*)\<\/body\s*\>.*?$/$1/si;
     $output=~
             s/\/\/ BEGIN LON\-CAPA Internal.+\/\/ END LON\-CAPA Internal\s//gs;
     return $output;
@@ -1220,7 +1171,8 @@ sub tokenwrapper {
     $uri=~s/^\///;
     $ENV{'user.environment'}=~/\/([^\/]+)\.id/;
     my $token=$1;
-    if ($uri=~/^uploaded\/([^\/]+)\/([^\/]+)\/([^\/]+)(\?\.*)*$/) {
+#    if ($uri=~/^uploaded\/([^\/]+)\/([^\/]+)\/([^\/]+)(\?\.*)*$/) {
+    if ($uri=~m|^uploaded/([^/]+)/([^/]+)/(.+)(\?\.*)*$|) {
 	&appenv('userfile.'.$1.'/'.$2.'/'.$3 => $ENV{'request.course.id'});
         return 'http://'.$hostname{ &homeserver($2,$1)}.'/'.$uri.
                (($uri=~/\?/)?'&':'?').'token='.$token.
@@ -1229,7 +1181,65 @@ sub tokenwrapper {
 	return '/adm/notfound.html';
     }
 }
-    
+
+# --------- File operations in /home/httpd/html/userfiles/$domain/1/2/3/$course
+# input: action, courseID, current domain, home server for course, intended
+#        path to file, source of file.
+# output: ok if successful, diagnostic message otherwise
+#
+# Allows directory structure to be used within lonUsers/../userfiles/ for a 
+# course.
+#
+# action = propagate - /home/httpd/html/userfiles/$domain/1/2/3/$course/$file
+#          will be copied to /home/httpd/lonUsers/1/2/3/$course/userfiles in
+#          course's home server.
+#
+# action = copy - /home/httpd/html/userfiles/$domain/1/2/3/$course/$file will
+#          be copied from $source (current location) to 
+#          /home/httpd/html/userfiles/$domain/1/2/3/$course/$file
+#         and will then be copied to
+#          /home/httpd/lonUsers/$domain/1/2/3/$course/userfiles/$file in
+#         course's home server.
+
+sub process_coursefile {
+    my ($action,$docuname,$docudom,$docuhome,$file,$source)=@_;
+    my $fetchresult;
+    if ($action eq 'propagate') {
+        $fetchresult= &reply('fetchuserfile:'.$docudom.'/'.$docuname.'/'.$file
+                            ,$docuhome);
+    } elsif ($action eq 'copy') {
+        my $fetchresult = '';
+        my $fpath = '';
+        my $fname = $file;
+        ($fpath,$fname) = ($file =~ m|^(.*)/([^/]+)$|);
+        $fpath=$docudom.'/'.$docuname.'/'.$fpath;
+        my $filepath=$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/userfiles';
+        unless ($fpath eq '') {
+            my @parts=split('/',$fpath);
+            foreach my $part (@parts) {
+                $filepath.= '/'.$part;
+                if ((-e $filepath)!=1) {
+                    mkdir($filepath,0777);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if ($source eq '') {
+            $fetchresult = 'no source file';
+        } else {
+            my $destination = $filepath.'/'.$fname;
+            print STDERR "Getting ready to rename $source to $destination\n";
+            rename($source,$destination);
+            $fetchresult= &reply('fetchuserfile:'.$docudom.'/'.$docuname.'/'.$file,
+                                 $docuhome);
+        }
+    }
+    unless ( ($fetchresult eq 'ok') || ($fetchresult eq 'no source file') ) {
+        &logthis('Failed to transfer '.$docudom.'/'.$docuname.'/'.$file.
+             ' to host '.$docuhome.': '.$fetchresult);
+    }
+    return $fetchresult;
+}
+
 # --------------- Take an uploaded file and put it into the userfiles directory
 # input: name of form element, coursedoc=1 means this is for the course
 # output: url of file in userspace
@@ -1279,14 +1289,14 @@ sub finishuserfileupload {
     }
 # Save the file
     {
-       my $fh=Apache::File->new('>'.$filepath.'/'.$fname);
+       open(my $fh,'>'.$filepath.'/'.$fname);
        print $fh $ENV{'form.'.$formname};
+       close($fh);
     }
 # Notify homeserver to grep it
 #
-    
-    my $fetchresult= 
- &reply('fetchuserfile:'.$docudom.'/'.$docuname.'/'.$fname,$docuhome);
+    my $fetchresult= &reply('fetchuserfile:'.$docudom.'/'.$docuname.'/'.$fname,
+			    $docuhome);
     if ($fetchresult eq 'ok') {
 #
 # Return the URL to it
@@ -1354,12 +1364,35 @@ sub flushcourselogs {
 # File accesses
 # Writes to the dynamic metadata of resources to get hit counts, etc.
 #
-    foreach (keys %accesshash) {
-        my $entry=$_;
-        $entry=~/\_\_\_(\w+)\/(\w+)\/(.*)\_\_\_(\w+)$/;
-        my %temphash=($entry => $accesshash{$entry});
-        if (&Apache::lonnet::put('nohist_resevaldata',\%temphash,$1,$2) eq 'ok') {
-	    delete $accesshash{$entry};
+    foreach my $entry (keys(%accesshash)) {
+        if ($entry =~ /___count$/) {
+            my ($dom,$name);
+            ($dom,$name,undef)=($entry=~m:___(\w+)/(\w+)/(.*)___count$:);
+            if (! defined($dom) || $dom eq '' || 
+                ! defined($name) || $name eq '') {
+                my $cid = $ENV{'request.course.id'};
+                $dom  = $ENV{'request.'.$cid.'.domain'};
+                $name = $ENV{'request.'.$cid.'.num'};
+            }
+            my $value = $accesshash{$entry};
+            my (undef,$url,undef) = ($entry =~ /^(.*)___(.*)___count$/);
+            my %temphash=($url => $value);
+            my $result = &inc('nohist_accesscount',\%temphash,$dom,$name);
+            if ($result eq 'ok') {
+                delete $accesshash{$entry};
+            } elsif ($result eq 'unknown_cmd') {
+                # Target server has old code running on it.
+                my %temphash=($entry => $value);
+                if (&put('nohist_resevaldata',\%temphash,$dom,$name) eq 'ok') {
+                    delete $accesshash{$entry};
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            my ($dom,$name) = ($entry=~m:___(\w+)/(\w+)/(.*)___(\w+)$:);
+            my %temphash=($entry => $accesshash{$entry});
+            if (&put('nohist_resevaldata',\%temphash,$dom,$name) eq 'ok') {
+                delete $accesshash{$entry};
+            }
         }
     }
 #
@@ -1418,14 +1451,11 @@ sub courseacclog {
 
 sub countacc {
     my $url=&declutter(shift);
+    return if (! defined($url) || $url eq '');
     unless ($ENV{'request.course.id'}) { return ''; }
     $accesshash{$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'___'.$url.'___course'}=1;
     my $key=$$.$processmarker.'_'.$dumpcount.'___'.$url.'___count';
-    if (defined($accesshash{$key})) {
-	$accesshash{$key}++;
-    } else {
-        $accesshash{$key}=1;
-    }
+    $accesshash{$key}++;
 }
 
 sub linklog {
@@ -1440,7 +1470,7 @@ sub userrolelog {
     my ($trole,$username,$domain,$area,$tstart,$tend)=@_;
     if (($trole=~/^ca/) || ($trole=~/^in/) || 
         ($trole=~/^cc/) || ($trole=~/^ep/) ||
-        ($trole=~/^cr/)) {
+        ($trole=~/^cr/) || ($trole=~/^ta/)) {
        my (undef,$rudom,$runame,$rsec)=split(/\//,$area);
        $userrolehash
          {$trole.':'.$username.':'.$domain.':'.$runame.':'.$rudom.':'.$rsec}
@@ -1452,6 +1482,10 @@ sub get_course_adv_roles {
     my $cid=shift;
     $cid=$ENV{'request.course.id'} unless (defined($cid));
     my %coursehash=&coursedescription($cid);
+    my %nothide=();
+    foreach (split(/\s*\,\s*/,$coursehash{'nothideprivileged'})) {
+	$nothide{join(':',split(/[\@\:]/,$_))}=1;
+    }
     my %returnhash=();
     my %dumphash=
             &dump('nohist_userroles',$coursehash{'domain'},$coursehash{'num'});
@@ -1462,6 +1496,8 @@ sub get_course_adv_roles {
         if (($tend) && ($tend<$now)) { next; }
         if (($tstart) && ($now<$tstart)) { next; }
         my ($role,$username,$domain,$section)=split(/\:/,$_);
+	if ((&privileged($username,$domain)) && 
+	    (!$nothide{$username.':'.$domain})) { next; }
         my $key=&plaintext($role);
         if ($section) { $key.=' (Sec/Grp '.$section.')'; }
         if ($returnhash{$key}) {
@@ -1504,10 +1540,11 @@ sub postannounce {
 }
 
 sub getannounce {
-    if (my $fh=Apache::File->new($perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/announcement.txt')) {
+
+    if (open(my $fh,$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/announcement.txt')) {
 	my $announcement='';
 	while (<$fh>) { $announcement .=$_; }
-	$fh->close();
+	close($fh);
 	if ($announcement=~/\w/) { 
 	    return 
    '<table bgcolor="#FF5555" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="3">'.
@@ -2020,6 +2057,10 @@ sub store {
        } 
     }
     if (!$home) { $home=$ENV{'user.home'}; }
+
+    $$storehash{'ip'}=$ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'};
+    $$storehash{'host'}=$perlvar{'lonHostID'};
+
     my $namevalue='';
     foreach (keys %$storehash) {
         $namevalue.=escape($_).'='.escape($$storehash{$_}).'&';
@@ -2053,6 +2094,9 @@ sub cstore {
     }
     if (!$home) { $home=$ENV{'user.home'}; }
 
+    $$storehash{'ip'}=$ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'};
+    $$storehash{'host'}=$perlvar{'lonHostID'};
+
     my $namevalue='';
     foreach (keys %$storehash) {
         $namevalue.=escape($_).'='.escape($$storehash{$_}).'&';
@@ -2135,6 +2179,36 @@ sub coursedescription {
     return %returnhash;
 }
 
+# -------------------------------------------------See if a user is privileged
+
+sub privileged {
+    my ($username,$domain)=@_;
+    my $rolesdump=&reply("dump:$domain:$username:roles",
+			&homeserver($username,$domain));
+    if (($rolesdump eq 'con_lost') || ($rolesdump eq '')) { return 0; }
+    my $now=time;
+    if ($rolesdump ne '') {
+        foreach (split(/&/,$rolesdump)) {
+	    if ($_!~/^rolesdef\&/) {
+		my ($area,$role)=split(/=/,$_);
+		$area=~s/\_\w\w$//;
+		my ($trole,$tend,$tstart)=split(/_/,$role);
+		if (($trole eq 'dc') || ($trole eq 'su')) {
+		    my $active=1;
+		    if ($tend) {
+			if ($tend<$now) { $active=0; }
+		    }
+		    if ($tstart) {
+			if ($tstart>$now) { $active=0; }
+		    }
+		    if ($active) { return 1; }
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
 # -------------------------------------------------------- Get user privileges
 
 sub rolesinit {
@@ -2387,6 +2461,30 @@ sub convert_dump_to_currentdump{
     return \%returnhash;
 }
 
+# --------------------------------------------------------------- inc interface
+
+sub inc {
+    my ($namespace,$store,$udomain,$uname) = @_;
+    if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$ENV{'user.domain'}; }
+    if (!$uname) { $uname=$ENV{'user.name'}; }
+    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);
+    my $items='';
+    if (! ref($store)) {
+        # got a single value, so use that instead
+        $items = &escape($store).'=&';
+    } elsif (ref($store) eq 'SCALAR') {
+        $items = &escape($$store).'=&';        
+    } elsif (ref($store) eq 'ARRAY') {
+        $items = join('=&',map {&escape($_);} @{$store});
+    } elsif (ref($store) eq 'HASH') {
+        while (my($key,$value) = each(%{$store})) {
+            $items.= &escape($key).'='.&escape($value).'&';
+        }
+    }
+    $items=~s/\&$//;
+    return &reply("inc:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
+}
+
 # --------------------------------------------------------------- put interface
 
 sub put {
@@ -2478,7 +2576,7 @@ sub customaccess {
 
 sub allowed {
     my ($priv,$uri)=@_;
-
+    $uri=&deversion($uri);
     my $orguri=$uri;
     $uri=&declutter($uri);
 
@@ -2531,14 +2629,14 @@ sub allowed {
 
 # Course
 
-    if ($ENV{'user.priv.'.$ENV{'request.role'}.'./'}=~/$priv\&([^\:]*)/) {
+    if ($ENV{'user.priv.'.$ENV{'request.role'}.'./'}=~/\Q$priv\E\&([^\:]*)/) {
        $thisallowed.=$1;
     }
 
 # Domain
 
     if ($ENV{'user.priv.'.$ENV{'request.role'}.'./'.(split(/\//,$uri))[0].'/'}
-       =~/$priv\&([^\:]*)/) {
+       =~/\Q$priv\E\&([^\:]*)/) {
        $thisallowed.=$1;
     }
 
@@ -2548,7 +2646,7 @@ sub allowed {
     $courseuri=~s/^([^\/])/\/$1/;
 
     if ($ENV{'user.priv.'.$ENV{'request.role'}.'.'.$courseuri}
-       =~/$priv\&([^\:]*)/) {
+       =~/\Q$priv\E\&([^\:]*)/) {
        $thisallowed.=$1;
     }
 
@@ -2566,7 +2664,7 @@ sub allowed {
 
 # If this is generating or modifying users, exit with special codes
 
-    if (':csu:cdc:ccc:cin:cta:cep:ccr:cst:cad:cli:cau:cdg:cca:'=~/\:$priv\:/) {
+    if (':csu:cdc:ccc:cin:cta:cep:ccr:cst:cad:cli:cau:cdg:cca:'=~/\:\Q$priv\E\:/) {
 	return $thisallowed;
     }
 #
@@ -2587,7 +2685,7 @@ sub allowed {
        if ($match) {
            $statecond=$cond;
            if ($ENV{'user.priv.'.$ENV{'request.role'}.'./'.$courseprivid}
-               =~/$priv\&([^\:]*)/) {
+               =~/\Q$priv\E\&([^\:]*)/) {
                $thisallowed.=$1;
                $checkreferer=0;
            }
@@ -2615,7 +2713,7 @@ sub allowed {
             if ($match) {
               my $refstatecond=$cond;
               if ($ENV{'user.priv.'.$ENV{'request.role'}.'./'.$courseprivid}
-                  =~/$priv\&([^\:]*)/) {
+                  =~/\Q$priv\E\&([^\:]*)/) {
                   $thisallowed.=$1;
                   $uri=$refuri;
                   $statecond=$refstatecond;
@@ -2668,7 +2766,7 @@ sub allowed {
                if ((time-$ENV{$prefix.'last_cache'})>$expiretime) {
 		   &coursedescription($courseid);
                }
-               if (($ENV{$prefix.'res.'.$uri.'.lock.sections'}=~/\,$csec\,/)
+               if (($ENV{$prefix.'res.'.$uri.'.lock.sections'}=~/\,\Q$csec\E\,/)
                 || ($ENV{$prefix.'res.'.$uri.'.lock.sections'} eq 'all')) {
 		   if ($ENV{$prefix.'res.'.$uri.'.lock.expire'}>time) {
                        &log($ENV{'user.domain'},$ENV{'user.name'},
@@ -2679,7 +2777,7 @@ sub allowed {
 		       return '';
                    }
                }
-               if (($ENV{$prefix.'priv.'.$priv.'.lock.sections'}=~/\,$csec\,/)
+               if (($ENV{$prefix.'priv.'.$priv.'.lock.sections'}=~/\,\Q$csec\E\,/)
                 || ($ENV{$prefix.'priv.'.$priv.'.lock.sections'} eq 'all')) {
 		   if ($ENV{'priv.'.$priv.'.lock.expire'}>time) {
                        &log($ENV{'user.domain'},$ENV{'user.name'},
@@ -2713,7 +2811,7 @@ sub allowed {
        my $rolecode=(split(/\./,$ENV{'request.role'}))[0];
        my $unamedom=$ENV{'user.name'}.':'.$ENV{'user.domain'};
        if ($ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$priv.'.roles.denied'}
-	   =~/$rolecode/) {
+	   =~/\Q$rolecode\E/) {
            &log($ENV{'user.domain'},$ENV{'user.name'},$ENV{'user.host'},
                 'Denied by role: '.$priv.' for '.$uri.' as '.$rolecode.' in '.
                 $ENV{'request.course.id'});
@@ -2721,7 +2819,7 @@ sub allowed {
        }
 
        if ($ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$priv.'.users.denied'}
-	   =~/$unamedom/) {
+	   =~/\Q$unamedom\E/) {
            &log($ENV{'user.domain'},$ENV{'user.name'},$ENV{'user.host'},
                 'Denied by user: '.$priv.' for '.$uri.' as '.$unamedom.' in '.
                 $ENV{'request.course.id'});
@@ -2733,7 +2831,7 @@ sub allowed {
 
    if ($thisallowed=~/R/) {
        my $rolecode=(split(/\./,$ENV{'request.role'}))[0];
-       if (&metadata($uri,'roledeny')=~/$rolecode/) {
+       if (&metadata($uri,'roledeny')=~/\Q$rolecode\E/) {
 	  &log($ENV{'user.domain'},$ENV{'user.name'},$ENV{'user.host'},
                     'Denied by role: '.$priv.' for '.$uri.' as '.$rolecode);
           return '';
@@ -2745,7 +2843,7 @@ sub allowed {
    if ($thisallowed=~/X/) {
       if ($ENV{'acc.randomout'}) {
          my $symb=&symbread($uri,1);
-         if (($symb) && ($ENV{'acc.randomout'}=~/\&$symb\&/)) { 
+         if (($symb) && ($ENV{'acc.randomout'}=~/\&\Q$symb\E\&/)) { 
             return ''; 
          }
       }
@@ -2763,6 +2861,7 @@ sub allowed {
 
 sub is_on_map {
     my $uri=&declutter(shift);
+    $uri=~s/\.\d+\.(\w+)$/\.$1/;
     my @uriparts=split(/\//,$uri);
     my $filename=$uriparts[$#uriparts];
     my $pathname=$uri;
@@ -2774,10 +2873,7 @@ sub is_on_map {
     if ($match) {
 	return (1,$1);
     } else {
-	my ($name,$ext)=($filename=~/^(.+)\.(\w+)$/);
-        $ENV{'acc.res.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$pathname}=~
-	       /\&(\Q$name\E\.\d+\.$ext)\:([\d\|]+)\&/;
-	return (0,$2,$pathname.'/'.$1);
+	return (0,0);
     }
 }
 
@@ -2811,27 +2907,27 @@ sub definerole {
     my ($rolename,$sysrole,$domrole,$courole)=@_;
     foreach (split(':',$sysrole)) {
 	my ($crole,$cqual)=split(/\&/,$_);
-        if ($pr{'cr:s'}!~/$crole/) { return "refused:s:$crole"; }
-        if ($pr{'cr:s'}=~/$crole\&/) {
-	    if ($pr{'cr:s'}!~/$crole\&\w*$cqual/) { 
+        if ($pr{'cr:s'}!~/\Q$crole\E/) { return "refused:s:$crole"; }
+        if ($pr{'cr:s'}=~/\Q$crole\E\&/) {
+	    if ($pr{'cr:s'}!~/\Q$crole\E\&\w*\Q$cqual\E/) { 
                return "refused:s:$crole&$cqual"; 
             }
         }
     }
     foreach (split(':',$domrole)) {
 	my ($crole,$cqual)=split(/\&/,$_);
-        if ($pr{'cr:d'}!~/$crole/) { return "refused:d:$crole"; }
-        if ($pr{'cr:d'}=~/$crole\&/) {
-	    if ($pr{'cr:d'}!~/$crole\&\w*$cqual/) { 
+        if ($pr{'cr:d'}!~/\Q$crole\E/) { return "refused:d:$crole"; }
+        if ($pr{'cr:d'}=~/\Q$crole\E\&/) {
+	    if ($pr{'cr:d'}!~/\Q$crole\W\&\w*\Q$cqual\E/) { 
                return "refused:d:$crole&$cqual"; 
             }
         }
     }
     foreach (split(':',$courole)) {
 	my ($crole,$cqual)=split(/\&/,$_);
-        if ($pr{'cr:c'}!~/$crole/) { return "refused:c:$crole"; }
-        if ($pr{'cr:c'}=~/$crole\&/) {
-	    if ($pr{'cr:c'}!~/$crole\&\w*$cqual/) { 
+        if ($pr{'cr:c'}!~/\Q$crole\E/) { return "refused:c:$crole"; }
+        if ($pr{'cr:c'}=~/\Q$crole\E\&/) {
+	    if ($pr{'cr:c'}!~/\Q$crole\E\&\w*\Q$cqual\E/) { 
                return "refused:c:$crole&$cqual"; 
             }
         }
@@ -2878,7 +2974,7 @@ sub log_query {
     my $command=&escape(join(':',map{$_.'='.$filters{$_}} keys %filters));
     my $queryid=&reply("querysend:".$query.':'.$udom.':'.$uname.':'.$command,
                        $uhome);
-    unless ($queryid=~/^$uhost\_/) { return 'error: '.$queryid; }
+    unless ($queryid=~/^\Q$uhost\E\_/) { return 'error: '.$queryid; }
     return get_query_reply($queryid);
 }
 
@@ -2889,9 +2985,9 @@ sub get_query_reply {
     for (1..100) {
 	sleep 2;
         if (-e $replyfile.'.end') {
-	    if (my $fh=Apache::File->new($replyfile)) {
+	    if (open(my $fh,$replyfile)) {
                $reply.=<$fh>;
-               $fh->close;
+               close($fh);
 	   } else { return 'error: reply_file_error'; }
            return &unescape($reply);
 	}
@@ -3116,10 +3212,11 @@ sub modifyuser {
 
 sub modifystudent {
     my ($udom,$uname,$uid,$umode,$upass,$first,$middle,$last,$gene,$usec,
-        $end,$start,$forceid,$desiredhome,$email)=@_;
-    my $cid='';
-    unless ($cid=$ENV{'request.course.id'}) {
-	return 'not_in_class';
+        $end,$start,$forceid,$desiredhome,$email,$type,$cid)=@_;
+    if (!$cid) {
+	unless ($cid=$ENV{'request.course.id'}) {
+	    return 'not_in_class';
+	}
     }
 # --------------------------------------------------------------- Make the user
     my $reply=&modifyuser
@@ -3129,24 +3226,34 @@ sub modifystudent {
     # This will cause &modify_student_enrollment to get the uid from the
     # students environment
     $uid = undef if (!$forceid);
-    $reply = &modify_student_enrollment($udom,$uname,$uid,$first,$middle,
-                                        $last,$gene,$usec,$end,$start);
+    $reply = &modify_student_enrollment($udom,$uname,$uid,$first,$middle,$last,
+					$gene,$usec,$end,$start,$type,$cid);
     return $reply;
 }
 
 sub modify_student_enrollment {
-    my ($udom,$uname,$uid,$first,$middle,$last,$gene,$usec,$end,$start) = @_;
-    # Get the course id from the environment
-    my $cid='';
-    unless ($cid=$ENV{'request.course.id'}) {
-	return 'not_in_class';
+    my ($udom,$uname,$uid,$first,$middle,$last,$gene,$usec,$end,$start,$type,
+	$cid) = @_;
+    my ($cdom,$cnum,$chome);
+    if (!$cid) {
+	unless ($cid=$ENV{'request.course.id'}) {
+	    return 'not_in_class';
+	}
+	$cdom=$ENV{'course.'.$cid.'.domain'};
+	$cnum=$ENV{'course.'.$cid.'.num'};
+    } else {
+	($cdom,$cnum)=split(/_/,$cid);
+    }
+    $chome=$ENV{'course.'.$cid.'.home'};
+    if (!$chome) {
+	$chome=&homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
     }
+    if (!$chome) { return 'unknown_course'; }
     # Make sure the user exists
     my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom);
     if (($uhome eq '') || ($uhome eq 'no_host')) { 
 	return 'error: no such user';
     }
-    #
     # Get student data if we were not given enough information
     if (!defined($first)  || $first  eq '' || 
         !defined($last)   || $last   eq '' || 
@@ -3159,9 +3266,9 @@ sub modify_student_enrollment {
                        ['firstname','middlename','lastname', 'generation','id']
                        ,$udom,$uname);
 
-        foreach (keys(%tmp)) {
-            &logthis("key $_ = ".$tmp{$_});
-        }
+        #foreach (keys(%tmp)) {
+        #    &logthis("key $_ = ".$tmp{$_});
+        #}
         $first  = $tmp{'firstname'}  if (!defined($first)  || $first  eq '');
         $middle = $tmp{'middlename'} if (!defined($middle) || $middle eq '');
         $last   = $tmp{'lastname'}   if (!defined($last)   || $last eq '');
@@ -3170,11 +3277,9 @@ sub modify_student_enrollment {
     }
     my $fullname = &Apache::loncoursedata::ProcessFullName($last,$gene,
                                                            $first,$middle);
-    my $reply=critical('put:'.$ENV{'course.'.$cid.'.domain'}.':'.
-	              $ENV{'course.'.$cid.'.num'}.':classlist:'.
-                      &escape($uname.':'.$udom).'='.
-                      &escape(join(':',$end,$start,$uid,$usec,$fullname)),
-	              $ENV{'course.'.$cid.'.home'});
+    my $value=&escape($uname.':'.$udom).'='.
+	&escape(join(':',$end,$start,$uid,$usec,$fullname,$type));
+    my $reply=critical('put:'.$cdom.':'.$cnum.':classlist:'.$value,$chome);
     unless (($reply eq 'ok') || ($reply eq 'delayed')) {
 	return 'error: '.$reply;
     }
@@ -3666,10 +3771,8 @@ sub EXT {
 		my $hashid="$udom:$uname";
 		my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached(\%userresdatacache,$hashid,
 						'userres');
-		if (!defined($cached)) { 
-		    my %resourcedata=&get('resourcedata',
-					  [$courselevelr,$courselevelm,
-					   $courselevel],$udom,$uname);
+		if (!defined($cached)) {
+		    my %resourcedata=&dump('resourcedata',$udom,$uname);
 		    $result=\%resourcedata;
 		    &do_cache(\%userresdatacache,$hashid,$result,'userres');
 		}
@@ -3682,12 +3785,13 @@ sub EXT {
 		    if ($$result{$courselevel}) {
 			return $$result{$courselevel}; }
 		} else {
-		    if ($tmp!~/No such file/) {
+		    #error 2 occurs when the .db doesn't exist
+		    if ($tmp!~/error: 2 /) {
 			&logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING:".
 				 " Trying to get resource data for ".
 				 $uname." at ".$udom.": ".
 				 $tmp."</font>");
-		    } elsif ($tmp=~/error:No such file/) {
+		    } elsif ($tmp=~/error: 2 /) {
                         &EXT_cache_set($udom,$uname);
 		    } elsif ($tmp =~ /^(con_lost|no_such_host)/) {
 			return $tmp;
@@ -3769,9 +3873,12 @@ sub packages_tab_default {
     my $packages=&metadata($uri,'packages');
     foreach my $package (split(/,/,$packages)) {
 	my ($pack_type,$pack_part)=split(/_/,$package,2);
-	if ($pack_part eq $part) {
+	if (defined($packagetab{"$pack_type&$name&default"})) {
 	    return $packagetab{"$pack_type&$name&default"};
 	}
+	if (defined($packagetab{$pack_type."_".$pack_part."&$name&default"})) {
+	    return $packagetab{$pack_type."_".$pack_part."&$name&default"};
+	}
     }
     return undef;
 }
@@ -3800,8 +3907,8 @@ sub metadata {
     # if it is a non metadata possible uri return quickly
     if (($uri eq '') || (($uri =~ m|^/*adm/|) && ($uri !~ m|^adm/includes|)) ||
         ($uri =~ m|/$|) || ($uri =~ m|/.meta$|) || ($uri =~ /^~/) ||
-	($uri =~ m|home/[^/]+/public_html/|)) {
-	return '';
+	($uri =~ m|home/[^/]+/public_html/|) || ($uri =~ m|^uploaded/|)) {
+	return undef;
     }
     my $filename=$uri;
     $uri=~s/\.meta$//;
@@ -3818,7 +3925,9 @@ sub metadata {
 #
 # Is this a recursive call for a library?
 #
-	my %lcmetacache;
+	if (! exists($metacache{$uri})) {
+	    $metacache{$uri}={};
+	}
         if ($liburi) {
 	    $liburi=&declutter($liburi);
             $filename=$liburi;
@@ -3842,32 +3951,39 @@ sub metadata {
 		    if (defined($token->[2]->{'id'})) { 
 			$keyroot.='_'.$token->[2]->{'id'}; 
 		    }
-		    if ($lcmetacache{':packages'}) {
-			$lcmetacache{':packages'}.=','.$package.$keyroot;
+		    if ($metacache{$uri}->{':packages'}) {
+			$metacache{$uri}->{':packages'}.=','.$package.$keyroot;
 		    } else {
-			$lcmetacache{':packages'}=$package.$keyroot;
+			$metacache{$uri}->{':packages'}=$package.$keyroot;
 		    }
 		    foreach (keys %packagetab) {
-			if ($_=~/^$package\&/) {
+			my $part=$keyroot;
+			$part=~s/^\_//;
+			if ($_=~/^\Q$package\E\&/ || 
+			    $_=~/^\Q$package\E_0\&/) {
 			    my ($pack,$name,$subp)=split(/\&/,$_);
 			    # ignore package.tab specified default values
                             # here &package_tab_default() will fetch those
 			    if ($subp eq 'default') { next; }
 			    my $value=$packagetab{$_};
-			    my $part=$keyroot;
-			    $part=~s/^\_//;
+			    my $unikey;
+			    if ($pack =~ /_0$/) {
+				$unikey='parameter_0_'.$name;
+				$part=0;
+			    } else {
+				$unikey='parameter'.$keyroot.'_'.$name;
+			    }
 			    if ($subp eq 'display') {
 				$value.=' [Part: '.$part.']';
 			    }
-			    my $unikey='parameter'.$keyroot.'_'.$name;
-			    $lcmetacache{':'.$unikey.'.part'}=$part;
+			    $metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey.'.part'}=$part;
 			    $metathesekeys{$unikey}=1;
-			    unless (defined($lcmetacache{':'.$unikey.'.'.$subp})) {
-				$lcmetacache{':'.$unikey.'.'.$subp}=$value;
+			    unless (defined($metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey.'.'.$subp})) {
+				$metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey.'.'.$subp}=$value;
 			    }
-			    if (defined($lcmetacache{':'.$unikey.'.default'})) {
-				$lcmetacache{':'.$unikey}=
-				    $lcmetacache{':'.$unikey.'.default'};
+			    if (defined($metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey.'.default'})) {
+				$metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey}=
+				    $metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey.'.default'};
 			    }
 			}
 		    }
@@ -3900,6 +4016,7 @@ sub metadata {
 			    foreach (sort(split(/\,/,&metadata($uri,'keys',
 							       $location,$unikey,
 							       $depthcount+1)))) {
+				$metacache{$uri}->{':'.$_}=$metacache{$uri}->{':'.$_};
 				$metathesekeys{$_}=1;
 			    }
 			}
@@ -3910,18 +4027,18 @@ sub metadata {
 			}
 			$metathesekeys{$unikey}=1;
 			foreach (@{$token->[3]}) {
-			    $lcmetacache{':'.$unikey.'.'.$_}=$token->[2]->{$_};
+			    $metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey.'.'.$_}=$token->[2]->{$_};
 			}
 			my $internaltext=&HTML::Entities::decode($parser->get_text('/'.$entry));
-			my $default=$lcmetacache{':'.$unikey.'.default'};
+			my $default=$metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey.'.default'};
 			if ( $internaltext =~ /^\s*$/ && $default !~ /^\s*$/) {
 		 # only ws inside the tag, and not in default, so use default
 		 # as value
-			    $lcmetacache{':'.$unikey}=$default;
+			    $metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey}=$default;
 			} else {
 		  # either something interesting inside the tag or default
                   # uninteresting
-			    $lcmetacache{':'.$unikey}=$internaltext;
+			    $metacache{$uri}->{':'.$unikey}=$internaltext;
 			}
 # end of not-a-package not-a-library import
 		    }
@@ -3931,27 +4048,28 @@ sub metadata {
 	    }
 	}
 # are there custom rights to evaluate
-	if ($lcmetacache{':copyright'} eq 'custom') {
+	if ($metacache{$uri}->{':copyright'} eq 'custom') {
 
     #
     # Importing a rights file here
     #
 	    unless ($depthcount) {
-		my $location=$lcmetacache{':customdistributionfile'};
+		my $location=$metacache{$uri}->{':customdistributionfile'};
 		my $dir=$filename;
 		$dir=~s|[^/]*$||;
 		$location=&filelocation($dir,$location);
 		foreach (sort(split(/\,/,&metadata($uri,'keys',
 						   $location,'_rights',
 						   $depthcount+1)))) {
+		    $metacache{$uri}->{':'.$_}=$metacache{$uri}->{':'.$_};
 		    $metathesekeys{$_}=1;
 		}
 	    }
 	}
-	$lcmetacache{':keys'}=join(',',keys %metathesekeys);
-	&metadata_generate_part0(\%metathesekeys,\%lcmetacache,$uri);
-	$lcmetacache{':allpossiblekeys'}=join(',',keys %metathesekeys);
-	&do_cache(\%metacache,$uri,\%lcmetacache,'meta');
+	$metacache{$uri}->{':keys'}=join(',',keys %metathesekeys);
+	&metadata_generate_part0(\%metathesekeys,$metacache{$uri},$uri);
+	$metacache{$uri}->{':allpossiblekeys'}=join(',',keys %metathesekeys);
+	&do_cache(\%metacache,$uri,$metacache{$uri},'meta');
 # this is the end of "was not already recently cached
     }
     return $metacache{$uri}->{':'.$what};
@@ -3980,7 +4098,7 @@ sub metadata_generate_part0 {
       my $olddis=$$metacache{':parameter_'.$allnames{$name}.'_'.$name.
 			     '.display'};
       my $expr='\\[Part: '.$allnames{$name}.'\\]';
-      $olddis=~s/$expr/\[Part: 0\]/;
+      $olddis=~s/\Q$expr\E/\[Part: 0\]/;
       $$metacache{"$key.display"}=$olddis;
     }
 }
@@ -4017,13 +4135,13 @@ sub gettitle {
 
 sub symblist {
     my ($mapname,%newhash)=@_;
-    $mapname=declutter($mapname);
+    $mapname=&deversion(&declutter($mapname));
     my %hash;
     if (($ENV{'request.course.fn'}) && (%newhash)) {
         if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',$ENV{'request.course.fn'}.'_symb.db',
                       &GDBM_WRCREAT(),0640)) {
 	    foreach (keys %newhash) {
-                $hash{declutter($_)}=$mapname.'___'.$newhash{$_};
+                $hash{declutter($_)}=$mapname.'___'.&deversion($newhash{$_});
             }
             if (untie(%hash)) {
 		return 'ok';
@@ -4042,12 +4160,15 @@ sub symbverify {
     if ($thisfn=~/\.(page|sequence)$/) { return 1; }
 # check URL part
     my ($map,$resid,$url)=&decode_symb($symb);
-    unless (&symbclean($url) eq &symbclean($thisfn)) { return 0; }
+
+    unless ($url eq $thisfn) { return 0; }
 
     $symb=&symbclean($symb);
+    $thisfn=&deversion($thisfn);
 
     my %bighash;
     my $okay=0;
+
     if (tie(%bighash,'GDBM_File',$ENV{'request.course.fn'}.'.db',
                             &GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
         my $ids=$bighash{'ids_'.&clutter($thisfn)};
@@ -4099,11 +4220,33 @@ sub decode_symb {
 sub fixversion {
     my $fn=shift;
     if ($fn=~/^(adm|uploaded|public)/) { return $fn; }
-    my ($match,$cond,$versioned)=&is_on_map($fn);
-    unless ($match) {
-	$fn=$versioned;
-    }
-    return $fn;
+    my %bighash;
+    my $uri=&clutter($fn);
+    my $key=$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'_'.$uri;
+# is this cached?
+    my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached(\%courseresversioncache,$key,
+				    'courseresversion',600);
+    if (defined($cached)) { return $result; }
+# unfortunately not cached, or expired
+    if (tie(%bighash,'GDBM_File',$ENV{'request.course.fn'}.'.db',
+	    &GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
+ 	if ($bighash{'version_'.$uri}) {
+ 	    my $version=$bighash{'version_'.$uri};
+ 	    unless (($version eq 'mostrecent') || 
+		    ($version==&getversion($uri))) {
+ 		$uri=~s/\.(\w+)$/\.$version\.$1/;
+ 	    }
+ 	}
+ 	untie %bighash;
+    }
+    return &do_cache
+	(\%courseresversioncache,$key,&declutter($uri),'courseresversion');
+}
+
+sub deversion {
+    my $url=shift;
+    $url=~s/\.\d+\.(\w+)$/\.$1/;
+    return $url;
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------ Return symb list entry
@@ -4203,7 +4346,7 @@ sub numval {
 }
 
 sub latest_rnd_algorithm_id {
-    return '64bit';
+    return '64bit2';
 }
 
 sub rndseed {
@@ -4220,6 +4363,8 @@ sub rndseed {
     my $CODE=$ENV{'scantron.CODE'};
     if (defined($CODE)) {
 	&rndseed_CODE_64bit($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username);
+    } elsif ($which eq '64bit2') {
+	return &rndseed_64bit2($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username);
     } elsif ($which eq '64bit') {
 	return &rndseed_64bit($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username);
     }
@@ -4263,14 +4408,36 @@ sub rndseed_64bit {
     }
 }
 
+sub rndseed_64bit2 {
+    my ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username)=@_;
+    {
+	use integer;
+	# strings need to be an even # of cahracters long, it it is odd the
+        # last characters gets thrown away
+	my $symbchck=unpack("%32S*",$symb.' ') << 21;
+	my $symbseed=numval($symb) << 10;
+	my $namechck=unpack("%32S*",$username.' ');
+	
+	my $nameseed=numval($username) << 21;
+	my $domainseed=unpack("%32S*",$domain.' ') << 10;
+	my $courseseed=unpack("%32S*",$courseid.' ');
+	
+	my $num1=$symbchck+$symbseed+$namechck;
+	my $num2=$nameseed+$domainseed+$courseseed;
+	#&Apache::lonxml::debug("$symbseed:$nameseed;$domainseed|$courseseed;$namechck:$symbchck");
+	#&Apache::lonxml::debug("rndseed :$num:$symb");
+	return "$num1,$num2";
+    }
+}
+
 sub rndseed_CODE_64bit {
     my ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username)=@_;
     {
 	use integer;
-	my $symbchck=unpack("%32S*",$symb) << 16;
+	my $symbchck=unpack("%32S*",$symb.' ') << 16;
 	my $symbseed=numval($symb);
 	my $CODEseed=numval($ENV{'scantron.CODE'}) << 16;
-	my $courseseed=unpack("%32S*",$courseid);
+	my $courseseed=unpack("%32S*",$courseid.' ');
 	my $num1=$symbseed+$CODEseed;
 	my $num2=$courseseed+$symbchck;
 	#&Apache::lonxml::debug("$symbseed:$CODEseed|$courseseed:$symbchck");
@@ -4289,48 +4456,105 @@ sub setup_random_from_rndseed {
     }
 }
 
+sub latest_receipt_algorithm_id {
+    return 'receipt2';
+}
+
+sub recunique {
+    my $fucourseid=shift;
+    my $unique;
+    if ($ENV{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt2') {
+	$unique=$ENV{"course.$fucourseid.internal.encseed"};
+    } else {
+	$unique=$perlvar{'lonReceipt'};
+    }
+    return unpack("%32C*",$unique);
+}
+
+sub recprefix {
+    my $fucourseid=shift;
+    my $prefix;
+    if ($ENV{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt2') {
+	$prefix=$ENV{"course.$fucourseid.internal.encpref"};
+    } else {
+	$prefix=$perlvar{'lonHostID'};
+    }
+    return unpack("%32C*",$prefix);
+}
+
 sub ireceipt {
-    my ($funame,$fudom,$fucourseid,$fusymb)=@_;
+    my ($funame,$fudom,$fucourseid,$fusymb,$part)=@_;
     my $cuname=unpack("%32C*",$funame);
     my $cudom=unpack("%32C*",$fudom);
     my $cucourseid=unpack("%32C*",$fucourseid);
     my $cusymb=unpack("%32C*",$fusymb);
-    my $cunique=unpack("%32C*",$perlvar{'lonReceipt'});
-    return unpack("%32C*",$perlvar{'lonHostID'}).'-'.
-           ($cunique%$cuname+
-            $cunique%$cudom+
-            $cusymb%$cuname+
-            $cusymb%$cudom+
-            $cucourseid%$cuname+
-            $cucourseid%$cudom);
+    my $cunique=&recunique($fucourseid);
+    my $cpart=unpack("%32S*",$part);
+    my $return =&recprefix($fucourseid).'-';
+    if ($ENV{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt2' ||
+	$ENV{'request.state'} eq 'construct') {
+	&Apache::lonxml::debug("doing receipt2  using parts $cpart, uname $cuname and udom $cudom gets  ".($cpart%$cuname).
+			       " and ".($cpart%$cudom));
+			       
+	$return.= ($cunique%$cuname+
+		   $cunique%$cudom+
+		   $cusymb%$cuname+
+		   $cusymb%$cudom+
+		   $cucourseid%$cuname+
+		   $cucourseid%$cudom+
+		   $cpart%$cuname+
+		   $cpart%$cudom);
+    } else {
+	$return.= ($cunique%$cuname+
+		   $cunique%$cudom+
+		   $cusymb%$cuname+
+		   $cusymb%$cudom+
+		   $cucourseid%$cuname+
+		   $cucourseid%$cudom);
+    }
+    return $return;
 }
 
 sub receipt {
-  my ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$name) = &Apache::lonxml::whichuser();
-  return &ireceipt($name,$domain,$courseid,$symb);
+    my ($part)=@_;
+    my ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$name) = &Apache::lonxml::whichuser();
+    return &ireceipt($name,$domain,$courseid,$symb,$part);
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------ Serves up a file
-# returns either the contents of the file or a -1
+# returns either the contents of the file or 
+# -1 if the file doesn't exist
+# -2 if an error occured when trying to aqcuire the file
+
 sub getfile {
- my $file=shift;
- if ($file=~/^\/*uploaded\//) { # user file
-    my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
-    my $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',&tokenwrapper($file));
-    my $response=$ua->request($request);
-    if ($response->is_success()) {
-       return $response->content;
-    } else { 
-       return -1; 
-    }
- } else { # normal file from res space
-  &repcopy($file);
-  if (! -e $file ) { return -1; };
-  my $fh=Apache::File->new($file);
-  my $a='';
-  while (<$fh>) { $a .=$_; }
-  return $a;
- }
+    my $file=shift;
+    if ($file=~/^\/*uploaded\//) { # user file
+	my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
+	my $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',&tokenwrapper($file));
+	my $response=$ua->request($request);
+	if ($response->is_success()) {
+	    return $response->content;
+	} else { 
+	    #&logthis("Return Code is ".$response->code." for $file ".
+	    #         &tokenwrapper($file));
+	    # 500 for ISE when tokenwrapper can't figure out what server to
+            #  contact
+            # 503 when lonuploadacc can't contact the requested server
+	    if ($response->code eq 503 || $response->code eq 500) {
+		return -2;
+	    } else {
+		return -1;
+	    }
+	}
+    } else { # normal file from res space
+	&repcopy($file);
+	if (! -e $file ) { return -1; };
+	my $fh;
+	open($fh,"<$file");
+	my $a='';
+	while (<$fh>) { $a .=$_; }
+	return $a;
+    }
 }
 
 sub filelocation {
@@ -4343,8 +4567,8 @@ sub filelocation {
   } elsif ($file=~/^\/*uploaded/) { # is an uploaded file
     $location=$file;
   } else {
-    $file=~s/^$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}//;
-    $file=~s:^/*res::;
+    $file=~s/^\Q$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}\E//;
+    $file=~s:^/res/:/:;
     if ( !( $file =~ m:^/:) ) {
       $location = $dir. '/'.$file;
     } else {
@@ -4353,26 +4577,54 @@ sub filelocation {
   }
   $location=~s://+:/:g; # remove duplicate /
   while ($location=~m:/\.\./:) {$location=~ s:/[^/]+/\.\./:/:g;} #remove dir/..
+  while ($location=~m:/\./:) {$location=~ s:/\./:/:g;} #remove /./
   return $location;
 }
 
 sub hreflocation {
     my ($dir,$file)=@_;
-    unless (($file=~/^http:\/\//i) || ($file=~/^\//)) {
-       my $finalpath=filelocation($dir,$file);
-       $finalpath=~s/^\/home\/httpd\/html//;
-       $finalpath=~s-/home/(\w+)/public_html/-/~$1/-;
-       return $finalpath;
-    } else {
-       return $file;
+    unless (($file=~m-^http://-i) || ($file=~m-^/-)) {
+	my $finalpath=filelocation($dir,$file);
+	$finalpath=~s-^/home/httpd/html--;
+	$finalpath=~s-^/home/(\w+)/public_html/-/~$1/-;
+	return $finalpath;
+    } elsif ($file=~m-^/home-) {
+	$file=~s-^/home/httpd/html--;
+	$file=~s-^/home/(\w+)/public_html/-/~$1/-;
+	return $file;
+    }
+    return $file;
+}
+
+sub current_machine_domains {
+    my $hostname=$hostname{$perlvar{'lonHostID'}};
+    my @domains;
+    while( my($id, $name) = each(%hostname)) {
+#	&logthis("-$id-$name-$hostname-");
+	if ($hostname eq $name) {
+	    push(@domains,$hostdom{$id});
+	}
+    }
+    return @domains;
+}
+
+sub current_machine_ids {
+    my $hostname=$hostname{$perlvar{'lonHostID'}};
+    my @ids;
+    while( my($id, $name) = each(%hostname)) {
+#	&logthis("-$id-$name-$hostname-");
+	if ($hostname eq $name) {
+	    push(@ids,$id);
+	}
     }
+    return @ids;
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------- Declutters URLs
 
 sub declutter {
     my $thisfn=shift;
-    $thisfn=~s/^$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}//;
+    $thisfn=~s/^\Q$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}\E//;
     $thisfn=~s/^\///;
     $thisfn=~s/^res\///;
     $thisfn=~s/\?.+$//;
@@ -4411,20 +4663,28 @@ sub mod_perl_version {
     }
     return 1;
 }
+
+sub correct_line_ends {
+    my ($result)=@_;
+    $$result =~s/\r\n/\n/mg;
+    $$result =~s/\r/\n/mg;
+}
 # ================================================================ Main Program
 
 sub goodbye {
    &logthis("Starting Shut down");
-#not converted to using infrastruture
-   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%homecache',scalar(%homecache)));
+#not converted to using infrastruture and probably shouldn't be
    &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%badServerCache',scalar(%badServerCache)));
-   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%metacache',scalar(%metacache)));
 #converted
+   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%metacache',scalar(%metacache)));
+   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%homecache',scalar(%homecache)));
    &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%titlecache',scalar(%titlecache)));
    &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%courseresdatacache',scalar(%courseresdatacache)));
 #1.1 only
    &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%userresdatacache',scalar(%userresdatacache)));
    &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%usectioncache',scalar(%usectioncache)));
+   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%courseresversioncache',scalar(%courseresversioncache)));
+   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%resversioncache',scalar(%resversioncache)));
    &flushcourselogs();
    &logthis("Shutting down");
    return DONE;
@@ -4434,7 +4694,7 @@ BEGIN {
 # ----------------------------------- Read loncapa.conf and loncapa_apache.conf
     unless ($readit) {
 {
-    my $config=Apache::File->new("/etc/httpd/conf/loncapa.conf");
+    open(my $config,"</etc/httpd/conf/loncapa.conf");
 
     while (my $configline=<$config>) {
         if ($configline =~ /^[^\#]*PerlSetVar/) {
@@ -4443,9 +4703,10 @@ BEGIN {
            $perlvar{$varname}=$varvalue;
         }
     }
+    close($config);
 }
 {
-    my $config=Apache::File->new("/etc/httpd/conf/loncapa_apache.conf");
+    open(my $config,"</etc/httpd/conf/loncapa_apache.conf");
 
     while (my $configline=<$config>) {
         if ($configline =~ /^[^\#]*PerlSetVar/) {
@@ -4454,16 +4715,16 @@ BEGIN {
            $perlvar{$varname}=$varvalue;
         }
     }
+    close($config);
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------ Read domain file
 {
-    my $fh=Apache::File->new($Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonTabDir'}.
-                            '/domain.tab');
     %domaindescription = ();
     %domain_auth_def = ();
     %domain_auth_arg_def = ();
-    if ($fh) {
+    my $fh;
+    if (open($fh,"<".$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonTabDir'}.'/domain.tab')) {
        while (<$fh>) {
            next if (/^(\#|\s*$)/);
 #           next if /^\#/;
@@ -4478,16 +4739,17 @@ BEGIN {
 	   $domain_longi{$domain}=$longi;
 	   $domain_lati{$domain}=$lati;
 
-#          &logthis("Domain.tab: $domain, $domain_auth_def{$domain}, $domain_auth_arg_def{$domain},$domaindescription{$domain}");
+ #         &logthis("Domain.tab: $domain, $domain_auth_def{$domain}, $domain_auth_arg_def{$domain},$domaindescription{$domain}");
 #          &logthis("Domain.tab: $domain ".$domaindescription{$domain} );
-       }
+	}
     }
+    close ($fh);
 }
 
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------- Read hosts file
 {
-    my $config=Apache::File->new("$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/hosts.tab");
+    open(my $config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/hosts.tab");
 
     while (my $configline=<$config>) {
        next if ($configline =~ /^(\#|\s*$)/);
@@ -4505,11 +4767,12 @@ BEGIN {
 	 }
        }
     }
+    close($config);
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------ Read spare server file
 {
-    my $config=Apache::File->new("$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/spare.tab");
+    open(my $config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/spare.tab");
 
     while (my $configline=<$config>) {
        chomp($configline);
@@ -4517,46 +4780,50 @@ BEGIN {
           $spareid{$configline}=1;
        }
     }
+    close($config);
 }
 # ------------------------------------------------------------ Read permissions
 {
-    my $config=Apache::File->new("$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/roles.tab");
+    open(my $config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/roles.tab");
 
     while (my $configline=<$config>) {
-       chomp($configline);
-      if ($configline) {
-       my ($role,$perm)=split(/ /,$configline);
-       if ($perm ne '') { $pr{$role}=$perm; }
-      }
+	chomp($configline);
+	if ($configline) {
+	    my ($role,$perm)=split(/ /,$configline);
+	    if ($perm ne '') { $pr{$role}=$perm; }
+	}
     }
+    close($config);
 }
 
 # -------------------------------------------- Read plain texts for permissions
 {
-    my $config=Apache::File->new("$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/rolesplain.tab");
+    open(my $config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/rolesplain.tab");
 
     while (my $configline=<$config>) {
-       chomp($configline);
-      if ($configline) {
-       my ($short,$plain)=split(/:/,$configline);
-       if ($plain ne '') { $prp{$short}=$plain; }
-      }
+	chomp($configline);
+	if ($configline) {
+	    my ($short,$plain)=split(/:/,$configline);
+	    if ($plain ne '') { $prp{$short}=$plain; }
+	}
     }
+    close($config);
 }
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------- Read package table
 {
-    my $config=Apache::File->new("$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/packages.tab");
+    open(my $config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/packages.tab");
 
     while (my $configline=<$config>) {
-       chomp($configline);
-       my ($short,$plain)=split(/:/,$configline);
-       my ($pack,$name)=split(/\&/,$short);
-       if ($plain ne '') {
-          $packagetab{$pack.'&'.$name.'&name'}=$name; 
-          $packagetab{$short}=$plain; 
-       }
+	chomp($configline);
+	my ($short,$plain)=split(/:/,$configline);
+	my ($pack,$name)=split(/\&/,$short);
+	if ($plain ne '') {
+	    $packagetab{$pack.'&'.$name.'&name'}=$name; 
+	    $packagetab{$short}=$plain; 
+	}
     }
+    close($config);
 }
 
 # ------------- set up temporary directory
@@ -5175,6 +5442,14 @@ dumps the complete (or key matching rege
 
 =item *
 
+inc($namespace,$store,$udom,$uname) : increments $store in $namespace.
+$store can be a scalar, an array reference, or if the amount to be 
+incremented is > 1, a hash reference.
+
+($udom and $uname are optional)
+
+=item *
+
 put($namespace,$storehash,$udom,$uname) : stores hash in namesp
 ($udom and $uname are optional)