makes senses..tyvm!
I ran: apache2 -l
and got:
Compiled in modules:
  core.c
  mod_log_config.c
  mod_logio.c
  prefork.c
  http_core.c
  mod_so.c
So my interpretation is that my version was compiled with prefork, and
not worker.  Correct?
thanks again
-John



On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 12:11 PM, Frank Gingras
<francois.ging...@gmail.com> wrote:
> John,
>
> prefork and worker are mutually exclusive. When apache is compiled, one is
> picked. In order to change the MPM, apache must be recompiled.
>
> See the output from httpd -V
>
> Frank.
>
> John Hudak wrote:
>>
>> On a related question (and not to hijack this thread too much...)...In
>> the file apache2.conf
>> there are two sections that determine the server operation, prefork
>> MPM and worker MPM.
>> Where (how?) is the decision made to set either mpm_prefork_module
>> TRUE or mpm_worker_module TRUE?
>> It is my understanding that these approaches are mutually exclusive
>> when Apache is launched. Correct?
>>
>> -John
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 12:00 PM, Frank Gingras
>> <francois.ging...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Andrew,
>>>
>>> Well, WinNT uses a different MPM model. There is a parent process, and a
>>> 'child' process that has internal threads, visible from mod_status. On
>>> linux, those would show up as separate processes.
>>>
>>> See http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mpm_common.html#startservers
>>>
>>> Frank.
>>>
>>> Andrew Hole wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>> But I just see 2 processes on task manager, not 63!!! Are there threads?
>>>>
>>>> MPM is commented. Where can i find the pre-set directives values?
>>>> # Server-pool management (MPM specific)
>>>> #Include conf/extra/httpd-mpm.conf
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 3:49 PM, Frank Gingras
>>>> <francois.ging...@gmail.com
>>>> <mailto:francois.ging...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>   Andrew,
>>>>
>>>>   You may have not set those, but apache ships with pre-set
>>>>   directives. Open your config files, and see what those directives
>>>>   are set to.
>>>>
>>>>   Idle workers are processes which are not responding to any HTTP
>>>>   request at the moment.
>>>>
>>>>   Frank.
>>>>
>>>>   Andrew Hole wrote:
>>>>
>>>>       I dont have configured any of that directives. There is any
>>>>       default configuration?
>>>>
>>>>       And about server-status:
>>>>
>>>>       Parent Server Generation: 2
>>>>
>>>>       1 requests currently being processed, 63 idle workers
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>       What's mean parent server generation and idle workers?
>>>>
>>>>       Thanks a lot
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>       On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 3:34 PM, Frank Gingras
>>>>       <francois.ging...@gmail.com <mailto:francois.ging...@gmail.com>
>>>>       <mailto:francois.ging...@gmail.com
>>>>       <mailto:francois.ging...@gmail.com>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>          Andrew,
>>>>
>>>>          See the StartServers / MinSpareServers directives.
>>>>
>>>>          Frank.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>          Andrew Hole wrote:
>>>>
>>>>              Hi!
>>>>
>>>>              By default in version 2.2 how many child processes are
>>>>       created
>>>>              at apache
>>>>              startup? When is created another one?
>>>>
>>>>              Thanks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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