I recently (yesterday) took the apache-modperl rpm and rebuilt it including the 10x speedup patch to Apache 1.3.6 submitted by sgi (it's not really a 10x speedup - more like 1.5 times!). If anyone wants the binary of it, I've put it at http://sergeant.org/perl/apache-modperl-1.3.6_1.21-0.i386.rpm Note though that unlike the original apache-modperl RPM that only adds in mod_include_modperl.so - this one replaces all the dso's, so you have to use --force option to rpm to install it. And you probably then won't be able to run the old (non-modperl) apache! I'd be interested in any tests anyone does on it. To get the speedup patch working you need to do: uncomment the mod_mmap_static module and add this to httpd.conf: <IfModule mod_mmap_static.c> QSC on MMapFile /home/httpd/html/index.html # Repeat for all files you want mmap'd </IFModule> I found I went from 260 odd hps to 350 odd by adding those lines. The patch only works on HTTP/1.0 connections - so don't test with the -k option of ab. -- <Matt/> Details: FastNet Software Ltd - XML, Perl, Databases. Tagline: High Performance Web Solutions Web Sites: http://come.to/fastnet http://sergeant.org Available for Consultancy, Contracts and Training.
