[users@httpd] child processes are never killed

[Jan Houtsma <ja...@houtsma.net>]

Hi,

Processes above MaxSpareServers often are never killed. When then
also MaxClients is reached Apache hangs.

Linux RH9 / httpd-2.0.40-21.5 / glibc-2.3.2-27.9

<IfModule prefork.c>
StartServers       8
MinSpareServers    5
MaxSpareServers   20
MaxClients        40
MaxRequestsPerChild  1000
</IfModule>

Until 40 processes everything runs ok. Although there are only 2 active
connections all 40 processes stay in the process list. It doesn't go 
back to 20!!

When process 41 is created nothing responds anymore and i have to stop 
and start Apache again.

I am lost. I don't know why! I now have a cron restarting Apache every 
night. Not really a nice solution!!!!

-- 
Jan Houtsma


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