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| author | Erik Abele <erikabele@apache.org> | 2002-09-06 01:15:34 +0200 |
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| committer | Erik Abele <erikabele@apache.org> | 2002-09-06 01:15:34 +0200 |
| commit | a63f6aae96f9b45c7ef596e6d45bfc14c702a67a (patch) | |
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| parent | Updated transformation. (diff) | |
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Updated XML plus transformations. Whhups, this is a big one :-)
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</span></td><td>A collection of directives that are implemented by -more than one multi-processing module (MPM)</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="module-dict.html#Status" class="help">Status: - </a></td><td>MPM</td></tr></table></td></tr></table><h2>Directives</h2><ul><li><a href="#coredumpdirectory">CoreDumpDirectory</a></li><li><a href="#group">Group</a></li><li><a href="#listen">Listen</a></li><li><a href="#listenbacklog">ListenBackLog</a></li><li><a href="#lockfile">LockFile</a></li><li><a href="#maxclients">MaxClients</a></li><li><a href="#maxrequestsperchild">MaxRequestsPerChild</a></li><li><a href="#maxsparethreads">MaxSpareThreads</a></li><li><a href="#maxthreadsperchild">MaxThreadsPerChild</a></li><li><a href="#minsparethreads">MinSpareThreads</a></li><li><a href="#numservers">NumServers</a></li><li><a href="#pidfile">PidFile</a></li><li><a href="#scoreboardfile">ScoreBoardFile</a></li><li><a href="#sendbuffersize">SendBufferSize</a></li><li><a href="#serverlimit">ServerLimit</a></li><li><a href="#startservers">StartServers</a></li><li><a href="#startthreads">StartThreads</a></li><li><a href="#threadlimit">ThreadLimit</a></li><li><a href="#threadsperchild">ThreadsPerChild</a></li><li><a href="#user">User</a></li></ul><hr><h2><a name="CoreDumpDirectory">CoreDumpDirectory</a> <a name="coredumpdirectory">Directive</a></h2><table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="#cccccc"><tr><td><table bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><strong>Description: - </strong></td><td>Directory where Apache attempts to -switch before dumping core</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax" class="help">Syntax: - </a></td><td>CoreDumpDirectory <em>directory</em></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Default" class="help">Default: - </a></td><td><code>See usage for the default setting</code></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Context" class="help">Context: - </a></td><td>server config</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Status" class="help">Status: - </a></td><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Module" class="help">Module: - </a></td><td><code><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code>, <code><a href="../mod/perchild.html">perchild</a></code>, <code><a href="../mod/prefork.html">prefork</a></code>, <code><a href="../mod/mpm_winnt.html">mpm_winnt</a></code></td></tr></table></td></tr></table> + --><title>mpm_common - 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The default is in the - <a href="../mod/core.html#serverroot" class="directive"><code class="directive">ServerRoot</code></a> directory, however + <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#serverroot">ServerRoot</a></code> directory, however since this should not be writable by the user the server runs as, core dumps won't normally get written. If you want a core dump for debugging, you can use this directive to place it in a different location.</p> -<hr><h2><a name="Group">Group</a> <a name="group">Directive</a></h2><table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="#cccccc"><tr><td><table bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><strong>Description: - </strong></td><td>Group under which the server will answer -requests</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax" class="help">Syntax: - </a></td><td>Group <em>unix-group</em></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Default" class="help">Default: - </a></td><td><code>Group #-1</code></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Context" class="help">Context: - </a></td><td>server config, virtual host</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Status" class="help">Status: - </a></td><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Module" class="help">Module: - </a></td><td><code><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code>, <code><a href="../mod/perchild.html">perchild</a></code>, <code><a href="../mod/prefork.html">prefork</a></code></td></tr></table></td></tr></table> +</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="Group" id="Group">Group</a> <a name="group" id="group">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th>Description: + </th><td>Group under which the server will answer +requests</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax: + </a></th><td>Group <em>unix-group</em></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default: + </a></th><td><code>Group #-1</code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context: + </a></th><td>server config, virtual host</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status: + </a></th><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module: + </a></th><td><code class="module"><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/perchild.html">perchild</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/prefork.html">prefork</a></code></td></tr></table> <p>The <code class="directive">Group</code> directive sets the group under which the server will answer requests. In order to use this directive, the stand-alone server must be run initially as root. @@ -53,16 +55,16 @@ requests</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax" c <p>Special note: Use of this directive in <VirtualHost> is no longer supported. To implement the <a href="../suexec.html">suEXEC wrapper</a> with Apache 2.0, use the - <a href="../mod/mod_suexec.html#suexecusergroup" class="directive"><code class="directive">SuexecUserGroup</code></a> - directive. SECURITY: See <a href="#user" class="directive"><code class="directive">User</code></a> for a discussion of the + <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_suexec.html#suexecusergroup">SuexecUserGroup</a></code> + directive. SECURITY: See <code class="directive"><a href="#user">User</a></code> for a discussion of the security considerations.</p> -<hr><h2><a name="Listen">Listen</a> <a name="listen">Directive</a></h2><table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="#cccccc"><tr><td><table bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><strong>Description: - </strong></td><td>IP addresses and ports that the server -listens to</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax" class="help">Syntax: - </a></td><td>Listen [<em>IP-address</em>:]<em>portnumber</em></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Context" class="help">Context: - </a></td><td>server config</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Status" class="help">Status: - </a></td><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Module" class="help">Module: - </a></td><td><code><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code>, <code><a href="../mod/perchild.html">perchild</a></code>, <code><a href="../mod/prefork.html">prefork</a></code>, <code><a href="../mod/mpm_winnt.html">mpm_winnt</a></code></td></tr></table></td></tr></table> +</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="Listen" id="Listen">Listen</a> <a name="listen" id="listen">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th>Description: + </th><td>IP addresses and ports that the server +listens to</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax: + </a></th><td>Listen [<em>IP-address</em>:]<em>portnumber</em></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context: + </a></th><td>server config</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status: + </a></th><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module: + </a></th><td><code class="module"><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/perchild.html">perchild</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/prefork.html">prefork</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mpm_winnt.html">mpm_winnt</a></code></td></tr></table> <p>The <code class="directive">Listen</code> directive instructs Apache to listen to only specific IP addresses or ports; by default it responds to requests on all IP interfaces. The Listen directive is @@ -83,29 +85,29 @@ listens to</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax" <p>For example, to make the server accept connections on both port 80 and port 8000, use:</p> -<blockquote><table cellpadding="10"><tr><td bgcolor="#eeeeee"><code> - Listen 80<br> +<div class="example"><p><code> + Listen 80<br /> Listen 8000 -</code></td></tr></table></blockquote> +</code></p></div> <p>To make the server accept connections on two specified interfaces and port numbers, use </p> -<blockquote><table cellpadding="10"><tr><td bgcolor="#eeeeee"><code> - Listen 192.170.2.1:80<br> +<div class="example"><p><code> + Listen 192.170.2.1:80<br /> Listen 192.170.2.5:8000 -</code></td></tr></table></blockquote> +</code></p></div> <p>IPv6 addresses must be surrounded in square brackets, as in the following example:</p> -<blockquote><table cellpadding="10"><tr><td bgcolor="#eeeeee"><code> +<div class="example"><p><code> Listen [fe80::a00:20ff:fea7:ccea]:80 -</code></td></tr></table></blockquote> -<p><strong>See also </strong></p><ul><li><a href="../dns-caveats.html">DNS Issues</a></li><li><a href="../bind.html">Setting - which addresses and ports Apache uses</a></li></ul><hr><h2><a name="ListenBackLog">ListenBackLog</a> <a name="listenbacklog">Directive</a></h2><table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="#cccccc"><tr><td><table bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><strong>Description: - </strong></td><td>Maximum length of the queue of pending connections</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax" class="help">Syntax: - </a></td><td>ListenBacklog <em>backlog</em></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Default" class="help">Default: - </a></td><td><code>ListenBacklog 511</code></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Context" class="help">Context: - </a></td><td>server config</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Status" class="help">Status: - </a></td><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Module" class="help">Module: - </a></td><td><code><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code>, <code><a href="../mod/perchild.html">perchild</a></code>, <code><a href="../mod/prefork.html">prefork</a></code>, <code><a href="../mod/mpm_winnt.html">mpm_winnt</a></code></td></tr></table></td></tr></table> +</code></p></div> +<h3>See also</h3><ul><li><a href="../dns-caveats.html">DNS Issues</a></li><li><a href="../bind.html">Setting + which addresses and ports Apache uses</a></li></ul></div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="ListenBackLog" id="ListenBackLog">ListenBackLog</a> <a name="listenbacklog" id="listenbacklog">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th>Description: + </th><td>Maximum length of the queue of pending connections</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax: + </a></th><td>ListenBacklog <em>backlog</em></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default: + </a></th><td><code>ListenBacklog 511</code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context: + </a></th><td>server config</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status: + </a></th><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module: + </a></th><td><code class="module"><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/perchild.html">perchild</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/prefork.html">prefork</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mpm_winnt.html">mpm_winnt</a></code></td></tr></table> <p>The maximum length of the queue of pending connections. Generally no tuning is needed or desired, however on some systems it is desirable to increase this when under a TCP SYN @@ -117,13 +119,13 @@ listens to</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax" many OSes do not use exactly what is specified as the backlog, but use a number based on (but normally larger than) what is set.</p> -<hr><h2><a name="LockFile">LockFile</a> <a name="lockfile">Directive</a></h2><table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="#cccccc"><tr><td><table bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><strong>Description: - </strong></td><td>Location of the accept serialization lock file</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax" class="help">Syntax: - </a></td><td>LockFile <em>filename</em></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Default" class="help">Default: - </a></td><td><code>LockFile logs/accept.lock</code></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Context" class="help">Context: - </a></td><td>server config</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Status" class="help">Status: - </a></td><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Module" class="help">Module: - </a></td><td><code><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code>, <code><a href="../mod/perchild.html">perchild</a></code>, <code><a href="../mod/prefork.html">prefork</a></code></td></tr></table></td></tr></table> +</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="LockFile" id="LockFile">LockFile</a> <a name="lockfile" id="lockfile">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th>Description: + </th><td>Location of the accept serialization lock file</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax: + </a></th><td>LockFile <em>filename</em></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default: + </a></th><td><code>LockFile logs/accept.lock</code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context: + </a></th><td>server config</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status: + </a></th><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module: + </a></th><td><code class="module"><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/perchild.html">perchild</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/prefork.html">prefork</a></code></td></tr></table> <p>The <code class="directive">LockFile</code> directive sets the path to the lockfile used when Apache is compiled with either USE_FCNTL_SERIALIZED_ACCEPT or USE_FLOCK_SERIALIZED_ACCEPT. This @@ -139,43 +141,43 @@ listens to</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax" service attack and prevent the server from starting by creating a lockfile with the same name as the one the server will try to create.</p> -<hr><h2><a name="MaxClients">MaxClients</a> <a name="maxclients">Directive</a></h2><table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="#cccccc"><tr><td><table bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><strong>Description: - </strong></td><td>Maximum number of child processes that will be created -to serve requests</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax" class="help">Syntax: - </a></td><td>MaxClients <em>number</em></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Context" class="help">Context: - </a></td><td>server config</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Status" class="help">Status: - </a></td><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Module" class="help">Module: - </a></td><td><code><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code>, <code><a href="../mod/prefork.html">prefork</a></code></td></tr></table></td></tr></table> +</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="MaxClients" id="MaxClients">MaxClients</a> <a name="maxclients" id="maxclients">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th>Description: + </th><td>Maximum number of child processes that will be created +to serve requests</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax: + </a></th><td>MaxClients <em>number</em></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context: + </a></th><td>server config</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status: + </a></th><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module: + </a></th><td><code class="module"><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/prefork.html">prefork</a></code></td></tr></table> <p>The <code class="directive">MaxClients</code> directive sets the limit on the number of simultaneous requests that will be served. Any connection attempts over the <code class="directive">MaxClients</code> limit will normally be queued, up to a number based on the - <a href="#listenbacklog" class="directive"><code class="directive">ListenBacklog</code></a> + <code class="directive"><a href="#listenbacklog">ListenBacklog</a></code> directive. Once a child process is freed at the end of a different request, the connection will then be serviced.</p> - <p>For non-threaded servers (i.e., <code><a href="../mod/prefork.html">prefork</a></code>), + <p>For non-threaded servers (i.e., <code class="module"><a href="../mod/prefork.html">prefork</a></code>), <code class="directive">MaxClients</code> translates into the maximum number of child processes that will be launched to serve requests. The default value is 256; to increase it, you must also raise - <a href="#serverlimit" class="directive"><code class="directive">ServerLimit</code></a>.</p> + <code class="directive"><a href="#serverlimit">ServerLimit</a></code>.</p> - <p>For threaded servers (i.e., <code><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code>), + <p>For threaded servers (i.e., <code class="module"><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code>), <code class="directive">MaxClients</code> restricts the total number of threads that will be available to serve clients. The default value is 16 multiplied by the value of - <a href="#threadsperchild" class="directive"><code class="directive">ThreadsPerChild</code></a>. + <code class="directive"><a href="#threadsperchild">ThreadsPerChild</a></code>. To increase <code class="directive">MaxClients</code> to a value that requires more than 16 processes, you must also - raise <a href="#serverlimit" class="directive"><code class="directive">ServerLimit</code></a>.</p> -<hr><h2><a name="MaxRequestsPerChild">MaxRequestsPerChild</a> <a name="maxrequestsperchild">Directive</a></h2><table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="#cccccc"><tr><td><table bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><strong>Description: - </strong></td><td>Limit on the number of requests that an individual child server -will handle during its life</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax" class="help">Syntax: - </a></td><td>MaxRequestsPerChild <em>number</em></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Default" class="help">Default: - </a></td><td><code>MaxRequestsPerChild 10000</code></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Context" class="help">Context: - </a></td><td>server config</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Status" class="help">Status: - </a></td><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Module" class="help">Module: - </a></td><td><code><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code>, <code><a href="../mod/perchild.html">perchild</a></code>, <code><a href="../mod/prefork.html">prefork</a></code>, <code><a href="../mod/mpm_winnt.html">mpm_winnt</a></code></td></tr></table></td></tr></table> + raise <code class="directive"><a href="#serverlimit">ServerLimit</a></code>.</p> +</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="MaxRequestsPerChild" id="MaxRequestsPerChild">MaxRequestsPerChild</a> <a name="maxrequestsperchild" id="maxrequestsperchild">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th>Description: + </th><td>Limit on the number of requests that an individual child server +will handle during its life</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax: + </a></th><td>MaxRequestsPerChild <em>number</em></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default: + </a></th><td><code>MaxRequestsPerChild 10000</code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context: + </a></th><td>server config</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status: + </a></th><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module: + </a></th><td><code class="module"><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/perchild.html">perchild</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/prefork.html">prefork</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mpm_winnt.html">mpm_winnt</a></code></td></tr></table> <p>The <code class="directive">MaxRequestsPerChild</code> directive sets the limit on the number of requests that an individual child server process will handle. After @@ -198,115 +200,115 @@ will handle during its life</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive- the first request is counted towards this limit. In effect, it changes the behavior to limit the number of <em>connections</em> per child.</p> -<hr><h2><a name="MaxSpareThreads">MaxSpareThreads</a> <a name="maxsparethreads">Directive</a></h2><table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="#cccccc"><tr><td><table bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><strong>Description: - </strong></td><td>Maximum number of idle threads</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax" class="help">Syntax: - </a></td><td>MaxSpareThreads <em>number</em></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Context" class="help">Context: - </a></td><td>server config</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Status" class="help">Status: - </a></td><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Module" class="help">Module: - </a></td><td><code><a href="../mod/mpm_netware.html">mpm_netware</a></code>, <code><a href="../mod/perchild.html">perchild</a></code>, <code><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code></td></tr></table></td></tr></table> +</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="MaxSpareThreads" id="MaxSpareThreads">MaxSpareThreads</a> <a name="maxsparethreads" id="maxsparethreads">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th>Description: + </th><td>Maximum number of idle threads</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax: + </a></th><td>MaxSpareThreads <em>number</em></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context: + </a></th><td>server config</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status: + </a></th><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module: + </a></th><td><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mpm_netware.html">mpm_netware</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/perchild.html">perchild</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code></td></tr></table> <p>Maximum number of idle threads. Different MPMs deal with this directive differently.</p> - <p>For <code><a href="../mod/perchild.html">perchild</a></code> the default is + <p>For <code class="module"><a href="../mod/perchild.html">perchild</a></code> the default is <code>MaxSpareThreads 10</code>. This MPM monitors the number of idle threads on a per-child basis. If there are too many idle threads in that child, the server will begin to kill threads within that child.</p> - <p>For <code><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code> the default is + <p>For <code class="module"><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code> the default is <code>MaxSpareThreads 500</code>. This MPM deals with idle threads on a server-wide basis. If there are too many idle threads in the server then child processes are killed until the number of idle threads is less than this number.</p> - <p>For <code><a href="../mod/mpm_netware.html">mpm_netware</a></code> the default is + <p>For <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mpm_netware.html">mpm_netware</a></code> the default is <code>MaxSpareThreads 100</code>. Since this MPM runs a single-process, the spare thread count is also server-wide.</p> -<p><strong>See also </strong></p><ul><li><a href="#minsparethreads" class="directive"><code class="directive">MinSpareThreads</code></a></li><li><a href="#startservers" class="directive"><code class="directive">StartServers</code></a></li></ul><hr><h2><a name="MaxThreadsPerChild">MaxThreadsPerChild</a> <a name="maxthreadsperchild">Directive</a></h2><table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="#cccccc"><tr><td><table bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><strong>Description: - </strong></td><td>Maximum number of threads per child process</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax" class="help">Syntax: - </a></td><td>MaxThreadsPerChild <em>number</em></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Default" class="help">Default: - </a></td><td><code>MaxThreadsPerChild 64</code></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Context" class="help">Context: - </a></td><td>server config</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Status" class="help">Status: - </a></td><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Module" class="help">Module: - </a></td><td><code><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code>, <code><a href="../mod/perchild.html">perchild</a></code></td></tr></table></td></tr></table> +<h3>See also</h3><ul><li><code class="directive"><a href="#minsparethreads">MinSpareThreads</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="#startservers">StartServers</a></code></li></ul></div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="MaxThreadsPerChild" id="MaxThreadsPerChild">MaxThreadsPerChild</a> <a name="maxthreadsperchild" id="maxthreadsperchild">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th>Description: + </th><td>Maximum number of threads per child process</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax: + </a></th><td>MaxThreadsPerChild <em>number</em></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default: + </a></th><td><code>MaxThreadsPerChild 64</code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context: + </a></th><td>server config</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status: + </a></th><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module: + </a></th><td><code class="module"><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/perchild.html">perchild</a></code></td></tr></table> <p>Maximum number of threads per child. For MPMs with a variable number of threads per child, this directive sets the maximum number of threads that will be created in each child process. To increase this value beyond its default, it is necessary to change the value of the compile-time define <code>HARD_THREAD_LIMIT</code> and recompile the server.</p> -<hr><h2><a name="MinSpareThreads">MinSpareThreads</a> <a name="minsparethreads">Directive</a></h2><table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="#cccccc"><tr><td><table bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><strong>Description: - </strong></td><td>Minimum number of idle threads available to handle request -spikes</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax" class="help">Syntax: - </a></td><td>MinSpareServers <em>number</em></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Context" class="help">Context: - </a></td><td>server config</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Status" class="help">Status: - </a></td><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Module" class="help">Module: - </a></td><td><code><a href="../mod/mpm_netware.html">mpm_netware</a></code>, <code><a href="../mod/perchild.html">perchild</a></code>, <code><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code></td></tr></table></td></tr></table> +</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="MinSpareThreads" id="MinSpareThreads">MinSpareThreads</a> <a name="minsparethreads" id="minsparethreads">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th>Description: + </th><td>Minimum number of idle threads available to handle request +spikes</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax: + </a></th><td>MinSpareServers <em>number</em></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context: + </a></th><td>server config</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status: + </a></th><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module: + </a></th><td><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mpm_netware.html">mpm_netware</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/perchild.html">perchild</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code></td></tr></table> <p>Minimum number of idle threads to handle request spikes. Different MPMs deal with this directive differently.</p> - <p><code><a href="../mod/perchild.html">perchild</a></code> uses a default of + <p><code class="module"><a href="../mod/perchild.html">perchild</a></code> uses a default of <code>MinSpareThreads 5</code> and monitors the number of idle threads on a per-child basis. If there aren't enough idle threads in that child, the server will begin to create new threads within that child.</p> - <p><code><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code> uses a default of <code>MinSpareThreads + <p><code class="module"><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code> uses a default of <code>MinSpareThreads 250</code> and deals with idle threads on a server-wide basis. If there aren't enough idle threads in the server then child processes are created until the number of idle threads is greater than number.</p> - <p><code><a href="../mod/mpm_netware.html">mpm_netware</a></code> uses a default of + <p><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mpm_netware.html">mpm_netware</a></code> uses a default of <code>MinSpareThreads 10</code> and, since it is a single-process MPM, tracks this on a server-wide bases.</p> -<p><strong>See also </strong></p><ul><li><a href="#maxsparethreads" class="directive"><code class="directive">MaxSpareThreads</code></a></li><li><a href="#startservers" class="directive"><code class="directive">StartServers</code></a></li></ul><hr><h2><a name="NumServers">NumServers</a> <a name="numservers">Directive</a></h2><table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="#cccccc"><tr><td><table bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><strong>Description: - </strong></td><td>Total number of children alive at the same time</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax" class="help">Syntax: - </a></td><td>NumServers <em>number</em></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Default" class="help">Default: - </a></td><td><code>NumServers 2</code></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Context" class="help">Context: - </a></td><td>server config</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Status" class="help">Status: - </a></td><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Module" class="help">Module: - </a></td><td><code><a href="../mod/perchild.html">perchild</a></code></td></tr></table></td></tr></table> +<h3>See also</h3><ul><li><code class="directive"><a href="#maxsparethreads">MaxSpareThreads</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="#startservers">StartServers</a></code></li></ul></div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="NumServers" id="NumServers">NumServers</a> <a name="numservers" id="numservers">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th>Description: + </th><td>Total number of children alive at the same time</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax: + </a></th><td>NumServers <em>number</em></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default: + </a></th><td><code>NumServers 2</code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context: + </a></th><td>server config</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status: + </a></th><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module: + </a></th><td><code class="module"><a href="../mod/perchild.html">perchild</a></code></td></tr></table> <p>Number of children alive at the same time. MPMs that use this directive do not dynamically create new child processes so this number should be large enough to handle the requests for the entire site.</p> -<hr><h2><a name="PidFile">PidFile</a> <a name="pidfile">Directive</a></h2><table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="#cccccc"><tr><td><table bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><strong>Description: - </strong></td><td>File where the server records the process ID -of the daemon</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax" class="help">Syntax: - </a></td><td>PidFile <em>filename</em></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Default" class="help">Default: - </a></td><td><code>PidFile logs/httpd.pid</code></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Context" class="help">Context: - </a></td><td>server config</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Status" class="help">Status: - </a></td><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Module" class="help">Module: - </a></td><td><code><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code>, <code><a href="../mod/perchild.html">perchild</a></code>, <code><a href="../mod/prefork.html">prefork</a></code>, <code><a href="../mod/mpm_winnt.html">mpm_winnt</a></code></td></tr></table></td></tr></table> +</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="PidFile" id="PidFile">PidFile</a> <a name="pidfile" id="pidfile">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th>Description: + </th><td>File where the server records the process ID +of the daemon</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax: + </a></th><td>PidFile <em>filename</em></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default: + </a></th><td><code>PidFile logs/httpd.pid</code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context: + </a></th><td>server config</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status: + </a></th><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module: + </a></th><td><code class="module"><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/perchild.html">perchild</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/prefork.html">prefork</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mpm_winnt.html">mpm_winnt</a></code></td></tr></table> <p>The <code class="directive">PidFile</code> directive sets the file to which the server records the process id of the daemon. If the filename does not begin with a slash (/) then it is assumed to be - relative to the <a href="../mod/core.html#serverroot" class="directive"><code class="directive">ServerRoot</code></a>.</p> + relative to the <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#serverroot">ServerRoot</a></code>.</p> - <blockquote><table cellpadding="10"><tr><td bgcolor="#eeeeee"><p align="center"><strong>Example</strong></p><code> + <div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><p><code> PidFile /var/run/apache.pid - </code></td></tr></table></blockquote> + </code></p></div> <p>It is often useful to be able to send the server a signal, - so that it closes and then reopens its <a href="../mod/core.html#errorlog" class="directive"><code class="directive">ErrorLog</code></a> and TransferLog, and + so that it closes and then reopens its <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#errorlog">ErrorLog</a></code> and TransferLog, and re-reads its configuration files. This is done by sending a SIGHUP (kill -1) signal to the process id listed in the PidFile.</p> <p>The PidFile is subject to the same warnings about log file placement and <a href="../misc/security_tips.html#serverroot">security</a>.</p> -<hr><h2><a name="ScoreBoardFile">ScoreBoardFile</a> <a name="scoreboardfile">Directive</a></h2><table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="#cccccc"><tr><td><table bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><strong>Description: - </strong></td><td>Location of the file used to store coordination data for -the child processes</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax" class="help">Syntax: - </a></td><td>ScoreBoardFile <em>file-path</em></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Default" class="help">Default: - </a></td><td><code>ScoreBoardFile logs/apache_status</code></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Context" class="help">Context: - </a></td><td>server config</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Status" class="help">Status: - </a></td><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Module" class="help">Module: - </a></td><td><code><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code>, <code><a href="../mod/perchild.html">perchild</a></code>, <code><a href="../mod/prefork.html">prefork</a></code></td></tr></table></td></tr></table> +</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="ScoreBoardFile" id="ScoreBoardFile">ScoreBoardFile</a> <a name="scoreboardfile" id="scoreboardfile">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th>Description: + </th><td>Location of the file used to store coordination data for +the child processes</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax: + </a></th><td>ScoreBoardFile <em>file-path</em></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default: + </a></th><td><code>ScoreBoardFile logs/apache_status</code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context: + </a></th><td>server config</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status: + </a></th><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module: + </a></th><td><code class="module"><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/perchild.html">perchild</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/prefork.html">prefork</a></code></td></tr></table> <p>Apache uses a scoreboard to communicate between its parent and child processes. Some architectures require a file to facilitate this communication. If the file is left unspecified, Apache first @@ -315,9 +317,9 @@ the child processes</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.htm disk (using file-based shared memory). Specifying this directive causes Apache to always create the file on the disk.</p> - <blockquote><table cellpadding="10"><tr><td bgcolor="#eeeeee"><p align="center"><strong>Example</strong></p><code> + <div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><p><code> ScoreBoardFile /var/run/apache_status - </code></td></tr></table></blockquote> + </code></p></div> <p>File-based shared memory is useful for third-party applications that require direct access to the scoreboard.</p> @@ -326,113 +328,113 @@ the child processes</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.htm you may see improved speed by placing it on a RAM disk. But be careful that you heed the same warnings about log file placement and <a href="../misc/security_tips.html">security</a>.</p> -<p><strong>See also </strong></p><ul><li><a href="../stopping.html">Stopping and Restarting Apache</a></li></ul><hr><h2><a name="SendBufferSize">SendBufferSize</a> <a name="sendbuffersize">Directive</a></h2><table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="#cccccc"><tr><td><table bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><strong>Description: - </strong></td><td>TCP buffer size</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax" class="help">Syntax: - </a></td><td>SendBufferSize <em>bytes</em></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Context" class="help">Context: - </a></td><td>server config</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Status" class="help">Status: - </a></td><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Module" class="help">Module: - </a></td><td><code><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code>, <code><a href="../mod/perchild.html">perchild</a></code>, <code><a href="../mod/prefork.html">prefork</a></code>, <code><a href="../mod/mpm_winnt.html">mpm_winnt</a></code></td></tr></table></td></tr></table> +<h3>See also</h3><ul><li><a href="../stopping.html">Stopping and Restarting Apache</a></li></ul></div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="SendBufferSize" id="SendBufferSize">SendBufferSize</a> <a name="sendbuffersize" id="sendbuffersize">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th>Description: + </th><td>TCP buffer size</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax: + </a></th><td>SendBufferSize <em>bytes</em></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context: + </a></th><td>server config</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status: + </a></th><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module: + </a></th><td><code class="module"><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/perchild.html">perchild</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/prefork.html">prefork</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mpm_winnt.html">mpm_winnt</a></code></td></tr></table> <p>The server will set the TCP buffer size to the number of bytes specified. Very useful to increase past standard OS defaults on high speed high latency (<em>i.e.</em>, 100ms or so, such as transcontinental fast pipes).</p> -<hr><h2><a name="ServerLimit">ServerLimit</a> <a name="serverlimit">Directive</a></h2><table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="#cccccc"><tr><td><table bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><strong>Description: - </strong></td><td>Upper limit on configurable number of processes</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax" class="help">Syntax: - </a></td><td>ServerLimit <em>number</em></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Default" class="help">Default: - </a></td><td><code>ServerLimit 256 (prefork), ServerLimit 16 (worker)</code></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Context" class="help">Context: - </a></td><td>server config</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Status" class="help">Status: - </a></td><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Module" class="help">Module: - </a></td><td><code><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code>, <code><a href="../mod/prefork.html">prefork</a></code></td></tr></table></td></tr></table> - <p>For the <code><a href="../mod/prefork.html">prefork</a></code> MPM, this directive sets the - maximum configured value for <a href="#maxclients" class="directive"><code class="directive">MaxClients</code></a> for the lifetime of the +</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="ServerLimit" id="ServerLimit">ServerLimit</a> <a name="serverlimit" id="serverlimit">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th>Description: + </th><td>Upper limit on configurable number of processes</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax: + </a></th><td>ServerLimit <em>number</em></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default: + </a></th><td><code>ServerLimit 256 (prefork), ServerLimit 16 (worker)</code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context: + </a></th><td>server config</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status: + </a></th><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module: + </a></th><td><code class="module"><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/prefork.html">prefork</a></code></td></tr></table> + <p>For the <code class="module"><a href="../mod/prefork.html">prefork</a></code> MPM, this directive sets the + maximum configured value for <code class="directive"><a href="#maxclients">MaxClients</a></code> for the lifetime of the Apache process. For the worker MPM, this directive in combination - with <a href="#threadlimit" class="directive"><code class="directive">ThreadLimit</code></a> sets - the maximum configured value for <a href="#maxclients" class="directive"><code class="directive">MaxClients</code></a> for the lifetime of the + with <code class="directive"><a href="#threadlimit">ThreadLimit</a></code> sets + the maximum configured value for <code class="directive"><a href="#maxclients">MaxClients</a></code> for the lifetime of the Apache process. Any attempts to change this directive during a - restart will be ignored, but <a href="#maxclients" class="directive"><code class="directive">MaxClients</code></a> can be modified during + restart will be ignored, but <code class="directive"><a href="#maxclients">MaxClients</a></code> can be modified during a restart.</p> <p>Special care must be taken when using this directive. If <code class="directive">ServerLimit</code> is set to a value much higher than necessary, extra, unused shared memory will be allocated. If - both <code class="directive">ServerLimit</code> and <a href="#maxclients" class="directive"><code class="directive">MaxClients</code></a> are set to values + both <code class="directive">ServerLimit</code> and <code class="directive"><a href="#maxclients">MaxClients</a></code> are set to values higher than the system can handle, Apache may not start or the system may become unstable.</p> - <p>With the <code><a href="../mod/prefork.html">prefork</a></code> MPM, use this directive only - if you need to set <a href="#maxclients" class="directive"><code class="directive">MaxClients</code></a> higher than 256. + <p>With the <code class="module"><a href="../mod/prefork.html">prefork</a></code> MPM, use this directive only + if you need to set <code class="directive"><a href="#maxclients">MaxClients</a></code> higher than 256. Do not set the value of this directive any higher than what you - might want to set <a href="#maxclients" class="directive"><code class="directive">MaxClients</code></a> to.</p> + might want to set <code class="directive"><a href="#maxclients">MaxClients</a></code> to.</p> - <p>With the <code><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code> MPM, use this directive only - if your <a href="#maxclients" class="directive"><code class="directive">MaxClients</code></a> and - <a href="#threadsperchild" class="directive"><code class="directive">ThreadsPerChild</code></a> + <p>With the <code class="module"><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code> MPM, use this directive only + if your <code class="directive"><a href="#maxclients">MaxClients</a></code> and + <code class="directive"><a href="#threadsperchild">ThreadsPerChild</a></code> settings require more than 16 server processes. Do not set the value of this directive any higher than the number of server - processes required by what you may want for <a href="#maxclients " class="directive"><code class="directive">MaxClients </code></a> and <a href="#threadsperchild" class="directive"><code class="directive">ThreadsPerChild</code></a>.</p> -<hr><h2><a name="StartServers">StartServers</a> <a name="startservers">Directive</a></h2><table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="#cccccc"><tr><td><table bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><strong>Description: - </strong></td><td>Number of child server processes created at startup</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax" class="help">Syntax: - </a></td><td>StartServers <em>number</em></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Default" class="help">Default: - </a></td><td><code>StartServers 5</code></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Context" class="help">Context: - </a></td><td>server config</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Status" class="help">Status: - </a></td><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Module" class="help">Module: - </a></td><td><code><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code></td></tr></table></td></tr></table> + processes required by what you may want for <code class="directive"><a href="#maxclients ">MaxClients </a></code> and <code class="directive"><a href="#threadsperchild">ThreadsPerChild</a></code>.</p> +</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="StartServers" id="StartServers">StartServers</a> <a name="startservers" id="startservers">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th>Description: + </th><td>Number of child server processes created at startup</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax: + </a></th><td>StartServers <em>number</em></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default: + </a></th><td><code>StartServers 5</code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context: + </a></th><td>server config</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status: + </a></th><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module: + </a></th><td><code class="module"><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code></td></tr></table> <p>The <code class="directive">StartServers</code> directive sets the number of child server processes created on startup. As the number of processes is dynamically controlled depending on the load, there is usually little reason to adjust this parameter.</p> -<p><strong>See also </strong></p><ul><li><a href="#minsparethreads" class="directive"><code class="directive">MinSpareThreads</code></a></li><li><a href="#maxsparethreads" class="directive"><code class="directive">MaxSpareThreads</code></a></li></ul><hr><h2><a name="StartThreads">StartThreads</a> <a name="startthreads">Directive</a></h2><table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="#cccccc"><tr><td><table bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><strong>Description: - </strong></td><td>Nubmer of threads created on startup</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax" class="help">Syntax: - </a></td><td>StartThreads <em>number</em></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Context" class="help">Context: - </a></td><td>server config</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Status" class="help">Status: - </a></td><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Module" class="help">Module: - </a></td><td><code><a href="../mod/mpm_netware.html">mpm_netware</a></code>, <code><a href="../mod/perchild.html">perchild</a></code></td></tr></table></td></tr></table> +<h3>See also</h3><ul><li><code class="directive"><a href="#minsparethreads">MinSpareThreads</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="#maxsparethreads">MaxSpareThreads</a></code></li></ul></div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="StartThreads" id="StartThreads">StartThreads</a> <a name="startthreads" id="startthreads">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th>Description: + </th><td>Nubmer of threads created on startup</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax: + </a></th><td>StartThreads <em>number</em></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context: + </a></th><td>server config</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status: + </a></th><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module: + </a></th><td><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mpm_netware.html">mpm_netware</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/perchild.html">perchild</a></code></td></tr></table> <p>Number of threads created on startup. As the number of threads is dynamically controlled depending on the load, there is usually little reason to adjust this parameter.</p> - <p>For <code><a href="../mod/perchild.html">perchild</a></code> the default is <code>StartThreads + <p>For <code class="module"><a href="../mod/perchild.html">perchild</a></code> the default is <code>StartThreads 5</code> and this directive tracks the number of threads per process at startup.</p> - <p>For <code><a href="../mod/mpm_netware.html">mpm_netware</a></code> the default is + <p>For <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mpm_netware.html">mpm_netware</a></code> the default is <code>StartThreads 50</code> and, since there is only a single process, this is the total number of threads created at startup to serve requests.</p> -<hr><h2><a name="ThreadLimit">ThreadLimit</a> <a name="threadlimit">Directive</a></h2><table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="#cccccc"><tr><td><table bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><strong>Description: - </strong></td><td>Sets the upper limit on the configurable number of threads -per child process</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax" class="help">Syntax: - </a></td><td>ThreadLimit <em>number</em></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Context" class="help">Context: - </a></td><td>server config</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Status" class="help">Status: - </a></td><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Module" class="help">Module: - </a></td><td><code><a href="../mod/mpm_winnt.html">mpm_winnt</a></code>, <code><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code></td></tr></table></td></tr></table> - <p>This directive sets the maximum configured value for <a href="#threadsperchild" class="directive"><code class="directive">ThreadsPerChild</code></a> for the lifetime +</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="ThreadLimit" id="ThreadLimit">ThreadLimit</a> <a name="threadlimit" id="threadlimit">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th>Description: + </th><td>Sets the upper limit on the configurable number of threads +per child process</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax: + </a></th><td>ThreadLimit <em>number</em></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context: + </a></th><td>server config</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status: + </a></th><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module: + </a></th><td><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mpm_winnt.html">mpm_winnt</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code></td></tr></table> + <p>This directive sets the maximum configured value for <code class="directive"><a href="#threadsperchild">ThreadsPerChild</a></code> for the lifetime of the Apache process. Any attempts to change this directive - during a restart will be ignored, but <a href="#threadsperchild" class="directive"><code class="directive">ThreadsPerChild</code></a> can be modified + during a restart will be ignored, but <code class="directive"><a href="#threadsperchild">ThreadsPerChild</a></code> can be modified during a restart up to the value of this directive.</p> <p>Special care must be taken when using this directive. If <code class="directive">ThreadLimit</code> is set to a value much higher - than <a href="#threadsperchild" class="directive"><code class="directive">ThreadsPerChild</code></a>, + than <code class="directive"><a href="#threadsperchild">ThreadsPerChild</a></code>, extra unused shared memory will be allocated. If both - <code class="directive">ThreadLimit</code> and <a href="#threadsperchild" class="directive"><code class="directive">ThreadsPerChild</code></a> are set to values + <code class="directive">ThreadLimit</code> and <code class="directive"><a href="#threadsperchild">ThreadsPerChild</a></code> are set to values higher than the system can handle, Apache may not start or the system may become unstable. Do not set the value of this directive - any higher than your greatest predicted setting of <a href="#threadsperchild" class="directive"><code class="directive">ThreadsPerChild</code></a> for the + any higher than your greatest predicted setting of <code class="directive"><a href="#threadsperchild">ThreadsPerChild</a></code> for the current run of Apache.</p> <p>The default value for <code class="directive">ThreadLimit</code> is - 64 when used with <code><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code> and 1920 when used - with <code><a href="../mod/mpm_winnt.html">mpm_winnt</a></code>.</p> - -<hr><h2><a name="ThreadsPerChild">ThreadsPerChild</a> <a name="threadsperchild">Directive</a></h2><table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="#cccccc"><tr><td><table bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><strong>Description: - </strong></td><td>Number of threads created by each child process</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax" class="help">Syntax: - </a></td><td>ThreadsPerChild <em>number</em></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Context" class="help">Context: - </a></td><td>server config</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Status" class="help">Status: - </a></td><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Module" class="help">Module: - </a></td><td><code><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code>, <code><a href="../mod/mpm_winnt.html">mpm_winnt</a></code></td></tr></table></td></tr></table> + 64 when used with <code class="module"><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code> and 1920 when used + with <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mpm_winnt.html">mpm_winnt</a></code>.</p> + +</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="ThreadsPerChild" id="ThreadsPerChild">ThreadsPerChild</a> <a name="threadsperchild" id="threadsperchild">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th>Description: + </th><td>Number of threads created by each child process</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax: + </a></th><td>ThreadsPerChild <em>number</em></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context: + </a></th><td>server config</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status: + </a></th><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module: + </a></th><td><code class="module"><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mpm_winnt.html">mpm_winnt</a></code></td></tr></table> <p>This directive sets the number of threads created by each child process. The child creates these threads at startup and never creates more. If using an MPM like mpmt_winnt, where @@ -443,17 +445,17 @@ per child process</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html# common load on the server.</p> <p>The default value for this directive is 25 when used with - <code><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code> and 64 when used with - <code><a href="../mod/mpm_winnt.html">mpm_winnt</a></code>.</p> - -<hr><h2><a name="User">User</a> <a name="user">Directive</a></h2><table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="#cccccc"><tr><td><table bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><strong>Description: - </strong></td><td>The userid under which the server will answer -requests</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax" class="help">Syntax: - </a></td><td>User <em>unix-userid</em></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Default" class="help">Default: - </a></td><td><code>User #-1</code></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Context" class="help">Context: - </a></td><td>server config, virtual host</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Status" class="help">Status: - </a></td><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Module" class="help">Module: - </a></td><td><code><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code>, <code><a href="../mod/perchild.html">perchild</a></code>, <code><a href="../mod/prefork.html">prefork</a></code></td></tr></table></td></tr></table> + <code class="module"><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code> and 64 when used with + <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mpm_winnt.html">mpm_winnt</a></code>.</p> + +</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="User" id="User">User</a> <a name="user" id="user">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th>Description: + </th><td>The userid under which the server will answer +requests</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax: + </a></th><td>User <em>unix-userid</em></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default: + </a></th><td><code>User #-1</code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context: + </a></th><td>server config, virtual host</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status: + </a></th><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module: + </a></th><td><code class="module"><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/perchild.html">perchild</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/prefork.html">prefork</a></code></td></tr></table> <p>The <code class="directive">User</code> directive sets the userid as which the server will answer requests. In order to use this directive, the standalone server must be run initially as @@ -484,12 +486,12 @@ requests</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax" c server as root, then it is normal for the parent process to remain running as root.</p> - <p>Special note: Use of this directive in <a href="../mod/core.html#virtualhost" class="directive"><code class="directive"><VirtualHost></code></a> is no longer supported. To + <p>Special note: Use of this directive in <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#virtualhost"><VirtualHost></a></code> is no longer supported. To configure your server for <a href="mod_suexec.html">suexec</a> use - <a href="../mod/mod_suexec.html#suexecusergroup" class="directive"><code class="directive">SuexecUserGroup</code></a>.</p> + <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_suexec.html#suexecusergroup">SuexecUserGroup</a></code>.</p> -<blockquote><table><tr><td bgcolor="#e0e5f5"><p align="center"><strong>Security</strong></p> <p>Don't set <code class="directive">User</code> -(or <a href="#group" class="directive"><code class="directive">Group</code></a>) to +<div class="note"><h3>Security</h3> <p>Don't set <code class="directive">User</code> +(or <code class="directive"><a href="#group">Group</a></code>) to <code>root</code> unless you know exactly what you are doing, and what -the dangers are.</p></td></tr></table></blockquote> -<hr></blockquote><h3 align="center">Apache HTTP Server Version 2.0</h3><a href="./"><img src="../images/index.gif" alt="Index"></a><a href="../"><img src="../images/home.gif" alt="Home"></a></body></html>
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