Return-Path: Delivered-To: apache-bugdb-archive@hyperreal.org Received: (qmail 24390 invoked by uid 6000); 23 Sep 1998 06:10:11 -0000 Received: (qmail 24159 invoked by uid 2001); 23 Sep 1998 06:10:01 -0000 Received: (qmail 23399 invoked by uid 2012); 23 Sep 1998 06:07:56 -0000 Message-Id: <19980923060756.23398.qmail@hyperreal.org> Date: 23 Sep 1998 06:07:56 -0000 From: Miles O'Neal Reply-To: meo@rru.com To: apbugs@hyperreal.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.2 Subject: general/3046: Apache letting child processes run too long Sender: apache-bugdb-owner@apache.org Precedence: bulk >Number: 3046 >Category: general >Synopsis: Apache letting child processes run too long >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: apache >State: open >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: apache >Arrival-Date: Tue Sep 22 23:10:00 PDT 1998 >Last-Modified: >Originator: meo@rru.com >Organization: apache >Release: 1.3.1 >Environment: Linux 1.2.8+, gcc 2.6.3, cmopiled with -O2 on everything (I think). >Description: I was monitoring my web server, and noticed that Apache seemed to be killing child processes off after about 1355 accesses. I had MaxRequestsPerChild set to 1000 . Now I've upped MaxRequestsPerChild to 10000 and it seems to be turning over around 11785 . >How-To-Repeat: Just set MaxRequestsPerChild, and monitor the server, maybe by /status?refresh=30 . >Fix: Nope. >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: [In order for any reply to be added to the PR database, ] [you need to include in the Cc line ] [and leave the subject line UNCHANGED. This is not done] [automatically because of the potential for mail loops. ] [If you do not include this Cc, your reply may be ig- ] [nored unless you are responding to an explicit request ] [from a developer. ] [Reply only with text; DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS! ]