--- loncom/lonsql	2001/04/16 18:51:22	1.34
+++ loncom/lonsql	2001/08/30 13:57:04	1.36
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # 7/25 Gerd Kortemeyer
 # many different dates Scott Harrison
 # 03/22/2001 Scott Harrison
+# 8/30 Gerd Kortemeyer
+
 use IO::Socket;
 use Symbol;
 use POSIX;
@@ -79,6 +81,8 @@ while ($configline=<CONFIG>) {
 }
 close(CONFIG);
 
+$PREFORK=int($PREFORK/4);
+
 $unixsock = "mysqlsock";
 my $localfile="$perlvar{'lonSockDir'}/$unixsock";
 my $server;
@@ -301,7 +305,7 @@ sub make_new_child {
 			$m2=~s/^$docroot//;
 			$m2=~s/\.meta$//;
 			unless ($query) {
-			    my $q2="select * from metadata where url like '$m2'";
+			    my $q2="select * from metadata where url like binary '$m2'";
 			    my $sth = $dbh->prepare($q2);
 			    $sth->execute();
 			    my $r1=$sth->fetchall_arrayref;