Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-httpd-users-archive@httpd.apache.org Received: (qmail 2338 invoked by uid 500); 31 Jan 2003 13:57:28 -0000 Mailing-List: contact users-help@httpd.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk Reply-To: users@httpd.apache.org list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: Delivered-To: mailing list users@httpd.apache.org Received: (qmail 2305 invoked from network); 31 Jan 2003 13:57:27 -0000 Received: from paveway.thawte.com (196.36.130.35) by daedalus.apache.org with SMTP; 31 Jan 2003 13:57:27 -0000 Received: from [196.36.130.36] by paveway.thawte.com with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18ebfY-0005Pi-00; Fri, 31 Jan 2003 15:57:24 +0200 From: Morgan Collett To: Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 13:49:51 GMT X-Thawte-Mail-Version: 1.1 Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N Subject: [users@httpd] Apache 1.3.26/Debian 3.0 Process spawn runaway Hiya We're running Debian 3.0 with Apache 1.3.26 (the stock deb package) and are encountering the following problem: Twice a week or so, the site stops responding. We ssh in to find the load on the box very high (as much as 200!) with a ton of apache processes (200-300). Restarting apache fixes this problem immediately. Unfortunately it is a production server, so we can't keep it in this condition for detailed troubleshooting... and we can't reproduce the problem on another system. I've searched MARC and googled for various things like "apache process load" but have not found anything remotely relevant. What can you suggest to troubleshoot this probem? The following apache modules are installed - all stock Debian stuff: LoadModule env_module /usr/lib/apache/1.3/mod_env.so LoadModule config_log_module /usr/lib/apache/1.3/mod_log_config.so LoadModule rewrite_module /usr/lib/apache/1.3/mod_rewrite.so LoadModule mime_module /usr/lib/apache/1.3/mod_mime.so LoadModule negotiation_module /usr/lib/apache/1.3/mod_negotiation.so LoadModule includes_module /usr/lib/apache/1.3/mod_include.so LoadModule autoindex_module /usr/lib/apache/1.3/mod_autoindex.so LoadModule dir_module /usr/lib/apache/1.3/mod_dir.so LoadModule cgi_module /usr/lib/apache/1.3/mod_cgi.so LoadModule alias_module /usr/lib/apache/1.3/mod_alias.so LoadModule access_module /usr/lib/apache/1.3/mod_access.so LoadModule auth_module /usr/lib/apache/1.3/mod_auth.so LoadModule auth_mysql_module /usr/lib/apache/1.3/mod_auth_mysql.so LoadModule expires_module /usr/lib/apache/1.3/mod_expires.so LoadModule setenvif_module /usr/lib/apache/1.3/mod_setenvif.so LoadModule ssl_module /usr/lib/apache/1.3/mod_ssl.so The following other config parameters may be of interest: Timeout 300 MinSpareServers 15 MaxSpareServers 35 StartServers 30 MaxClients 300 MaxRequestsPerChild 50 KeepAlive On MaxKeepAliveRequests 100 KeepAliveTimeout 15 The hardware: Dell PowerEdge 6650 / 4 GB RAM / 4 P4 Xeon CPUs Linux kernel: 2.4.18 Thanks! Morgan --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@httpd.apache.org " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@httpd.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@httpd.apache.org