Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} RAM & apache MaxClients (rock & a hard place)

2013-03-10 Thread Grant
>> You guys were so right. What an excellent http server/proxy. I used >> this very simple howto: >> >> http://kbeezie.com/apache-with-nginx/ >> >> I can probably dump a lot of apache config. I still need SSL on both >> servers even though only nginx faces the user? >> >> For imap proxy, nginx r

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} RAM & apache MaxClients (rock & a hard place)

2013-03-10 Thread Grant
>> Thanks for the link. Which ssl_ciphers do you use? Which one does >> openssl show you're using? I have: >> >> ssl_ciphers ALL:!aNULL:!ADH:!eNULL:!MEDIUM:!LOW:!EXP:!kEDH:RC4+RSA:+HIGH; > > To see what openssl is configured to use try: > > openssl ciphers Thank you but I'm most interested in

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} RAM & apache MaxClients (rock & a hard place)

2013-03-10 Thread Grant
>> Thanks for the link. Which ssl_ciphers do you use? Which one does >> openssl show you're using? I have: >> >> ssl_ciphers ALL:!aNULL:!ADH:!eNULL:!MEDIUM:!LOW:!EXP:!kEDH:RC4+RSA:+HIGH; >> >> and 'openssl s_client -host HOSTNAME -port 443' shows: >> >> Cipher: ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 >>

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} RAM & apache MaxClients (rock & a hard place)

2013-03-10 Thread Mick
On Sunday 10 Mar 2013 04:10:24 Grant wrote: > Thanks for the link. Which ssl_ciphers do you use? Which one does > openssl show you're using? I have: > > ssl_ciphers ALL:!aNULL:!ADH:!eNULL:!MEDIUM:!LOW:!EXP:!kEDH:RC4+RSA:+HIGH; To see what openssl is configured to use try: openssl ciphers

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} RAM & apache MaxClients (rock & a hard place)

2013-03-09 Thread Nilesh Govindrajan
On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 9:40 AM, Grant wrote: >>> I can probably dump a lot of apache config. I still need SSL on both >>> servers even though only nginx faces the user? >> >> You don't need SSL at both. Only nginx is enough. >> But to ensure nginx performs well at SSL, follow this - >> http://m

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} RAM & apache MaxClients (rock & a hard place)

2013-03-09 Thread Grant
>> I can probably dump a lot of apache config. I still need SSL on both >> servers even though only nginx faces the user? > > You don't need SSL at both. Only nginx is enough. > But to ensure nginx performs well at SSL, follow this - > http://matt.io/entry/ur Thanks for the link. Which ssl_ciph

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} RAM & apache MaxClients (rock & a hard place)

2013-03-09 Thread Grant
>> I can probably dump a lot of apache config. I still need SSL on both >> servers even though only nginx faces the user? > > Perhaps you need Apache for certain pages otherwise this is simply a > quick fix which is fair enough, we always like those at times but it > sounds to me like you could ha

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} RAM & apache MaxClients (rock & a hard place)

2013-03-08 Thread Kevin Chadwick
> I can probably dump a lot of apache config. I still need SSL on both > servers even though only nginx faces the user? Perhaps you need Apache for certain pages otherwise this is simply a quick fix which is fair enough, we always like those at times but it sounds to me like you could have gained

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} RAM & apache MaxClients (rock & a hard place)

2013-03-08 Thread Michael Hampicke
Am 08.03.2013 10:02, schrieb Michael Hampicke: > Am 07.03.2013 22:49, schrieb Michael Mol: >> On 03/07/2013 04:44 PM, Grant wrote: > Thanks Michael, I think I will set up nginx to serve my images. That > should take a big load off apache. Is nginx still beneficial when > using the Wor

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} RAM & apache MaxClients (rock & a hard place)

2013-03-08 Thread Michael Hampicke
Am 07.03.2013 22:49, schrieb Michael Mol: > On 03/07/2013 04:44 PM, Grant wrote: Thanks Michael, I think I will set up nginx to serve my images. That should take a big load off apache. Is nginx still beneficial when using the Worker MPM? >>> >>> It...depends? >>> >>> nginx in rever

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} RAM & apache MaxClients (rock & a hard place)

2013-03-08 Thread Nilesh Govindrajan
On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 12:59 PM, Grant wrote: >>> Changing completely from a user-facing apache to a user-facing nginx >>> sounds fraught with peril. The last time I set this up was for one of our e-commerce sites on Centos. It went like this: install nginx >>

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} RAM & apache MaxClients (rock & a hard place)

2013-03-07 Thread Grant
>> Changing completely from a user-facing apache to a user-facing nginx >> sounds fraught with peril. >>> >>> The last time I set this up was for one of our e-commerce sites on Centos. >>> >>> It went like this: >>> >>> install nginx >>> vi config file >>> change obvious stuff >>> tweak loc

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} RAM & apache MaxClients (rock & a hard place)

2013-03-07 Thread Nilesh Govindrajan
On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 3:55 AM, Alan McKinnon wrote: > On 08/03/2013 00:08, Grant wrote: >> Changing completely from a user-facing apache to a user-facing nginx >> sounds fraught with peril. >>> >>> The last time I set this up was for one of our e-commerce sites on Centos. >>> >>> It went

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} RAM & apache MaxClients (rock & a hard place)

2013-03-07 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 08/03/2013 00:08, Grant wrote: > Changing completely from a user-facing apache to a user-facing nginx > sounds fraught with peril. >> >> The last time I set this up was for one of our e-commerce sites on Centos. >> >> It went like this: >> >> install nginx >> vi config file >> change obv

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} RAM & apache MaxClients (rock & a hard place)

2013-03-07 Thread Grant
Changing completely from a user-facing apache to a user-facing nginx sounds fraught with peril. > > The last time I set this up was for one of our e-commerce sites on Centos. > > It went like this: > > install nginx > vi config file > change obvious stuff > tweak location of nginx and bac

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} RAM & apache MaxClients (rock & a hard place)

2013-03-07 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 07/03/2013 23:48, Grant wrote: >>> It sounds like having apache serve dynamic .html pages and nginx >>> serve images on the same port means turning apache into a proxy for >>> nginx which I'm hoping isn't too difficult. Could this pose any >>> problems for an ecommerce site? >> >>> Changing com

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} RAM & apache MaxClients (rock & a hard place)

2013-03-07 Thread Michael Mol
On 03/07/2013 04:44 PM, Grant wrote: >>> Thanks Michael, I think I will set up nginx to serve my images. That >>> should take a big load off apache. Is nginx still beneficial when >>> using the Worker MPM? >> >> It...depends? >> >> nginx in reverse caching proxy mode will simply serve up objects

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} RAM & apache MaxClients (rock & a hard place)

2013-03-07 Thread Grant
>> It sounds like having apache serve dynamic .html pages and nginx >> serve images on the same port means turning apache into a proxy for >> nginx which I'm hoping isn't too difficult. Could this pose any >> problems for an ecommerce site? > >> Changing completely from a user-facing apache to a u

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} RAM & apache MaxClients (rock & a hard place)

2013-03-07 Thread Grant
>> Thanks Michael, I think I will set up nginx to serve my images. That >> should take a big load off apache. Is nginx still beneficial when >> using the Worker MPM? > > It...depends? > > nginx in reverse caching proxy mode will simply serve up objects before > the httpd it's protecting has to de

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} RAM & apache MaxClients (rock & a hard place)

2013-03-07 Thread Michael Mol
On 03/07/2013 04:34 PM, Grant wrote: >> Michael's proxy suggestion is excellent too - I use nginx for this >> a lot. It's amazingly easy to set up, a complete breath of fresh >> air after the gigantic do-all beast that is apache. Performance >> depends a lot on what your sites actually do, if every

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} RAM & apache MaxClients (rock & a hard place)

2013-03-07 Thread Grant
> Michael's proxy suggestion is excellent too - I use nginx for this a > lot. It's amazingly easy to set up, a complete breath of fresh air after > the gigantic do-all beast that is apache. Performance depends a lot on > what your sites actually do, if every page is dynamic with changing > content

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} RAM & apache MaxClients (rock & a hard place)

2013-03-07 Thread Michael Mol
On 03/07/2013 03:45 PM, Grant wrote: >>> I lowered my MaxClients setting in apache a long time ago after >>> running out of memory a couple times. I recently optimized my >>> website's code and sped the site way up, and now I find myself >>> periodically up against MaxClients. Is a RAM upgrade th

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} RAM & apache MaxClients (rock & a hard place)

2013-03-07 Thread Grant
>> I lowered my MaxClients setting in apache a long time ago after >> running out of memory a couple times. I recently optimized my >> website's code and sped the site way up, and now I find myself >> periodically up against MaxClients. Is a RAM upgrade the only >> practical way to solve this sor

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} RAM & apache MaxClients (rock & a hard place)

2013-03-07 Thread Michael Mol
On 03/07/2013 10:49 AM, Florian Philipp wrote: > Am 06.03.2013 22:30, schrieb Alan McKinnon: >> On 06/03/2013 23:22, Michael Mol wrote: >>> On 03/06/2013 04:07 PM, Alan McKinnon wrote: On 06/03/2013 22:59, Michael Mol wrote: > On 03/06/2013 03:54 PM, Grant wrote: >> I lowered my MaxCli

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} RAM & apache MaxClients (rock & a hard place)

2013-03-07 Thread Florian Philipp
Am 06.03.2013 22:30, schrieb Alan McKinnon: > On 06/03/2013 23:22, Michael Mol wrote: >> On 03/06/2013 04:07 PM, Alan McKinnon wrote: >>> On 06/03/2013 22:59, Michael Mol wrote: On 03/06/2013 03:54 PM, Grant wrote: > I lowered my MaxClients setting in apache a long time ago after > run

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} RAM & apache MaxClients (rock & a hard place)

2013-03-06 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 06/03/2013 23:22, Michael Mol wrote: > On 03/06/2013 04:07 PM, Alan McKinnon wrote: >> On 06/03/2013 22:59, Michael Mol wrote: >>> On 03/06/2013 03:54 PM, Grant wrote: I lowered my MaxClients setting in apache a long time ago after running out of memory a couple times. I recently opti

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} RAM & apache MaxClients (rock & a hard place)

2013-03-06 Thread Michael Mol
On 03/06/2013 04:07 PM, Alan McKinnon wrote: > On 06/03/2013 22:59, Michael Mol wrote: >> On 03/06/2013 03:54 PM, Grant wrote: >>> I lowered my MaxClients setting in apache a long time ago after >>> running out of memory a couple times. I recently optimized my >>> website's code and sped the site

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} RAM & apache MaxClients (rock & a hard place)

2013-03-06 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 06/03/2013 22:59, Michael Mol wrote: > On 03/06/2013 03:54 PM, Grant wrote: >> I lowered my MaxClients setting in apache a long time ago after >> running out of memory a couple times. I recently optimized my >> website's code and sped the site way up, and now I find myself >> periodically up ag

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} RAM & apache MaxClients (rock & a hard place)

2013-03-06 Thread Michael Mol
On 03/06/2013 03:54 PM, Grant wrote: > I lowered my MaxClients setting in apache a long time ago after > running out of memory a couple times. I recently optimized my > website's code and sped the site way up, and now I find myself > periodically up against MaxClients. Is a RAM upgrade the only >

[gentoo-user] {OT} RAM & apache MaxClients (rock & a hard place)

2013-03-06 Thread Grant
I lowered my MaxClients setting in apache a long time ago after running out of memory a couple times. I recently optimized my website's code and sped the site way up, and now I find myself periodically up against MaxClients. Is a RAM upgrade the only practical way to solve this sort of problem?