[users@httpd] Apache starts more than one job

[Indraveni]

Hi,

I am using Debian Operating System. There are more than one apache job running 
in my system. When ever  I try check using the ps -A command, theer are nearly 
10 apache jobs running. can some one tell me, why is it so, Due that my system 
is becoming slower. 

Once I killed all the processes of apache, and just gave 
/etc/init.d/apache2 start. then I executed ps -A, I saw 8 apache  jobs running. 
Why is it so? 

Regards
Indraveni K

                                
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