Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-httpd-users-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 88747 invoked from network); 12 May 2010 13:53:44 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mail.apache.org) (140.211.11.3) by 140.211.11.9 with SMTP; 12 May 2010 13:53:44 -0000 Received: (qmail 56665 invoked by uid 500); 12 May 2010 13:53:39 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-httpd-users-archive@httpd.apache.org Received: (qmail 56633 invoked by uid 500); 12 May 2010 13:53:39 -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: List-Id: Delivered-To: mailing list users@httpd.apache.org Received: (qmail 56603 invoked by uid 99); 12 May 2010 13:53:39 -0000 Received: from athena.apache.org (HELO athena.apache.org) (140.211.11.136) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Wed, 12 May 2010 13:53:39 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.0 required=10.0 tests=AWL,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (athena.apache.org: domain of m.watts@eris.qinetiq.com designates 128.98.1.9 as permitted sender) Received: from [128.98.1.9] (HELO mailr.qinetiq-tim.net) (128.98.1.9) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Wed, 12 May 2010 13:53:32 +0000 Received: from mailhost.eris.qinetiq.com (mailhost.eris.qinetiq.com [128.98.2.2]) by mailr.qinetiq-tim.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 55BDF8CD21 for ; Wed, 12 May 2010 14:55:30 +0100 (BST) Received: (qmail 16649 invoked from network); 12 May 2010 13:53:06 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mail.mgmt.qinetiq-tim.net) (128.98.254.9) by mailhost.eris.qinetiq.com with SMTP; 12 May 2010 13:53:06 -0000 Received: from [128.98.10.176] (mwatts.eris.qinetiq.com [128.98.10.176]) by mail.mgmt.qinetiq-tim.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 313EE34012E for ; Wed, 12 May 2010 14:53:06 +0100 (BST) From: Mark Watts To: users@httpd.apache.org In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg="pgp-sha1"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-MnEK5FgVag9bnyPYf05U" Organization: QinetiQ Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 14:53:05 +0100 Message-ID: <1273672385.9880.29.camel@mwatts.eris.qinetiq.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.28.3 (2.28.3-1.fc12) Subject: Re: [users@httpd] Apache optimization --=-MnEK5FgVag9bnyPYf05U Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, 2010-05-12 at 16:54 +0500, Nasir Zia wrote: > Hi, >=20 > can anyone send me the way to optimize the Apache and increase max > connections limit. I am using Apache 2.2.8. I also need some > benchmarking tool for Apache. >=20 > Regards > Nasir Increasing MaxClients is usually enough, although the actual upper limit is dependant on memory usage of each request. Only you can tell that. Other tunables such as StartServers and Max/MinSpareServers simply control the ramp-up rate for preforking new workers. 'ab' is a basic testing tool and should come with Apache. --=20 Mark Watts BSc RHCE MBCS Senior Systems Engineer, Managed Services Manpower www.QinetiQ.com QinetiQ - Delivering customer-focused solutions GPG Key: http://www.linux-corner.info/mwatts.gpg --=-MnEK5FgVag9bnyPYf05U Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) iEYEABECAAYFAkvqssEACgkQBn4EFUVUIO1IxwCg1bf6pIvOOd3KdjJAw4V91cIl bmMAnR3pHpYcHjc/Ps3iczWd5s4Okovh =G69+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-MnEK5FgVag9bnyPYf05U--