Hello, CM>Why does graceful restart exist? Wouldn't it be better to have CM>a graceful stop, and then just start a new instance? CM>... CM> * httpd could be upgraded without dropping clients
I don't see how this would work--a graceful stop followed by a start would mean clients would drop in between the window when you signal the graceful stop (and Apache therefore stops accepting new requests) and when the new instance starts. Humbly, Andrew ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Ho http://www.tellme.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Engineer 1-800-555-TELL Voice 650-930-9062 Tellme Networks, Inc. Fax 650-930-9101 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
