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[csnyder]

On 8/24/05, Peter Sawczynec <ps at pswebcode.com> wrote:
> Does anyone have any experience with setting the MaxRequestsPerChild
> directive in the Apache config to some other value other than zero.

Yes.

> Have you ever set MaxRequestsPerChild to another value. If so what number
> have you used?

1024 but if you like to burn cpu cycles starting new httpd processes
you can set it as low as 1, eh? It's up to you.
 
> I want to limit the amount of resources kept in use, and want child
> processes curtailed more promptly.

If it's an unfixable memory leak you are concerned about, that will do
it. But of course you know you're treating the symptom, not the
problem.
 

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Chris Snyder
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