# File lib/phusion_passenger/loader_shared_helpers.rb, line 318
        def before_handling_requests(forked, options)
                if forked
                        # Reseed pseudo-random number generator for security reasons.
                        srand
                end

                if options["process_title"] && !options["process_title"].empty?
                        $0 = options["process_title"] + ": " + options["app_group_name"]
                end

                if forked && options["union_station_core"]
                        options["union_station_core"].clear_connection
                end

                # If we were forked from a preloader process then clear or
                # re-establish ActiveRecord database connections. This prevents
                # child processes from concurrently accessing the same
                # database connection handles.
                if forked && defined?(ActiveRecord::Base)
                        if ActiveRecord::Base.respond_to?(:clear_all_connections!)
                                ActiveRecord::Base.clear_all_connections!
                        elsif ActiveRecord::Base.respond_to?(:clear_active_connections!)
                                ActiveRecord::Base.clear_active_connections!
                        elsif ActiveRecord::Base.respond_to?(:connected?) &&
                              ActiveRecord::Base.connected?
                                ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection
                        end
                end

                # Fire off events.
                PhusionPassenger.call_event(:starting_worker_process, forked)
                if options["pool_account_username"] && options["pool_account_password_base64"]
                        password = options["pool_account_password_base64"].unpack('m').first
                        PhusionPassenger.call_event(:credentials,
                                options["pool_account_username"], password)
                else
                        PhusionPassenger.call_event(:credentials, nil, nil)
                end
        end