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Subject: Re: [users@httpd] Apache 2.4 optimisation for a virtual server with
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Robin, I haven't tested on 2.4, but done many times on 2.2 and 1.3, I would
compile it myself, just using the mods you need, and after that I would
stripe the symbols to make the binary even smaller.

Hope it helps

Regards, Pablo


On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 7:42 PM, Robin de Haan <robin.dehaan@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm a web designer setting up a server for the first time using a very
> light Linode package with 1GB RAM and 1 CPU. It will host a Drupal site
> that gets low traffic. It's running Ubuntu 14.04 and Apache 2.4.7.
>
> I'm following their set up guide here:
> https://www.linode.com/docs/websites/hosting-a-website/ which suggests
> editing apache2.conf with the following:
>
> <IfModule mpm_prefork_module>
> StartServers 2
> MinSpareServers 6
> MaxSpareServers 12
> MaxClients 80
> MaxRequestsPerChild 3000
> </IfModule>
>
> When I couldn't find anything like that code in the .conf file I checked
> with Linode support and was told that, from Apache 2.4 "This section is
> built-in now and not included in the apache2.conf" but when I asked how
> then to optimize Apache for a light server a different support person got
> back to me and said I could just add that code to the end of the .conf file.
>
> I'm posting here hoping a specialist can clear this up or advise an
> alternative way to optimise Apache for this kind of server.
>
> Thanks,
> Robin
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Robin, I haven&#39;t tested on 2.4, but done many times on=
 2.2 and 1.3, I would compile it myself, just using the mods you need, and =
after that I would stripe the symbols to make the binary even smaller.<div>

<br></div><div>Hope it helps</div><div><br></div><div>Regards, Pablo</div><=
/div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, =
Aug 11, 2014 at 7:42 PM, Robin de Haan <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mai=
lto:robin.dehaan@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">robin.dehaan@gmail.com</a>&gt=
;</span> wrote:<br>

<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div>Hi,<br><br></div>=
I&#39;m a web designer setting up a server for the first time using a very =
light Linode package with 1GB RAM and 1 CPU. It will host a Drupal site tha=
t gets low traffic. It&#39;s running Ubuntu 14.04 and Apache 2.4.7.<br>



<br>I&#39;m following their set up guide here: <a href=3D"https://www.linod=
e.com/docs/websites/hosting-a-website/" target=3D"_blank">https://www.linod=
e.com/docs/websites/hosting-a-website/</a> which suggests editing apache2.c=
onf with the following:<br>



<br>&lt;IfModule mpm_prefork_module&gt;<br>StartServers 2<br>MinSpareServer=
s 6<br>MaxSpareServers 12<br>MaxClients 80<br>MaxRequestsPerChild 3000<br>&=
lt;/IfModule&gt;<br><br></div><div>When I couldn&#39;t find anything like t=
hat code in the .conf file I checked with Linode support and was told that,=
 from Apache 2.4 &quot;<span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial=
,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;=
font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:star=
t;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;b=
ackground-color:rgb(244,244,255);display:inline!important;float:none">This =
section is built-in now and not included in the apache2.conf&quot;</span> b=
ut when I asked how then to optimize Apache for a light server a different =
support person got back to me and said I could just add that code to the en=
d of the .conf file.<br>



<br></div><div>I&#39;m posting here hoping a specialist can clear this up o=
r advise an alternative way to optimise Apache for this kind of server.<br>=
<br></div><div>Thanks,<br>Robin<br></div></div>
</blockquote></div><br></div>

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