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65a1c01472ebf88b9f5bbd6636827902936d5497Timo Sirainen--><title>worker - Apache HTTP Server</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/style/manual.css"/></head><body><blockquote><div align="center"><img src="/images/sub.gif" alt="[APACHE DOCUMENTATION]"/><h3>Apache HTTP Server Version 2.0</h3></div><h1 align="center">Apache Module worker</h1><table bgcolor="#cccccc" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><table bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td valign="top"><span class="help">Description:</span></td><td>Multi-Processing Module implementing a hybrid
0f5dc4da3982053036be65190e44bf28a67b1ca2Timo Sirainen multi-threaded multi-process web server</td></tr><tr><td><a class="help" href="module-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></td><td>MPM</td></tr><tr><td><a class="help" href="module-dict.html#ModuleIdentifier">Module&nbsp;Identifier:</a></td><td>mpm_worker_module</td></tr></table></td></tr></table><h2>Summary</h2>
0f5dc4da3982053036be65190e44bf28a67b1ca2Timo Sirainen <p>This Multi-Processing Module (MPM) implements a hybrid
0f5dc4da3982053036be65190e44bf28a67b1ca2Timo Sirainen multi-process multi-threaded server. Each process has a fixed
65a1c01472ebf88b9f5bbd6636827902936d5497Timo Sirainen number of threads. The server adjusts to handle load by
65a1c01472ebf88b9f5bbd6636827902936d5497Timo Sirainen increasing or decreasing the number of processes.</p>
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38f53f9d3eda5002b3478f7679d352ee4da60d2fAki Tuomi <p>A single control process is responsible for launching child
38f53f9d3eda5002b3478f7679d352ee4da60d2fAki Tuomi processes. Each child process creates a fixed number of threads
65a1c01472ebf88b9f5bbd6636827902936d5497Timo Sirainen as specified in the <code>ThreadsPerChild</code> directive. The
65a1c01472ebf88b9f5bbd6636827902936d5497Timo Sirainen individual threads then listen for connections and serve them
when they arrive.</p>
<p>Apache always tries to maintain a pool of <em>spare</em> or
idle server threads, which stand ready to serve incoming
requests. In this way, clients do not need to wait for a new
threads or processes to be created before their requests can be
served. Apache assesses the total number of idle threads in all
processes, and forks or kills processes to keep this number
within the boundaries specified by <code>MinSpareThreads</code>
and <code>MaxSpareThreads</code>. Since this process is very
self-regulating, it is rarely necessary to modify these
directives from their default values. The maximum number of
clients that may be served simultaneously is determined by
multiplying the maximum number of server processes that will be
created (<code>MaxClients</code>) by the number of threads
created in each process (<code>ThreadsPerChild</code>).</p>
<p>While the parent process is usually started as root under
Unix in order to bind to port 80, the child processes and
threads are launched by Apache as a less-privileged user. The
<code>User</code> and <code>Group</code> directives are used to
set the privileges of the Apache child processes. The child
processes must be able to read all the content that will be
served, but should have as few privileges beyond that as
possible. In addition, unless <a href="/suexec.html">suexec</a> is used, these directives also
set the privileges which will be inherited by CGI scripts.</p>
<p><code>MaxRequestsPerChild</code> controls how frequently the
server recycles processes by killing old ones and launching new
ones.</p>
<p>See also: <a href="/bind.html">Setting which addresses and
ports Apache uses</a>.</p>
<h2>Directives</h2><ul><li><a href="mpm_common.html#coredumpdirectory">CoreDumpDirectory</a></li><li><a href="mpm_common.html#group">Group</a></li><li><a href="mpm_common.html#listen">Listen</a></li><li><a href="mpm_common.html#listenbacklog">ListenBacklog</a></li><li><a href="mpm_common.html#lockfile">LockFile</a></li><li><a href="mpm_common.html#maxclients">MaxClients</a></li><li><a href="mpm_common.html#maxrequestsperchild">MaxRequestsPerChild</a></li><li><a href="mpm_common.html#maxsparethreads">MaxSpareThreads</a></li><li><a href="mpm_common.html#minsparethreads">MinSpareThreads</a></li><li><a href="mpm_common.html#pidfile">PidFile</a></li><li><a href="mpm_common.html#scoreboardfile">ScoreBoardFile</a></li><li><a href="mpm_common.html#sendbuffersize">SendBufferSize</a></li><li><a href="mpm_common.html#serverlimit">ServerLimit</a></li><li><a href="mpm_common.html#startservers">StartServers</a></li><li><a href="mpm_common.html#threadlimit">ThreadLimit</a></li><li><a href="mpm_common.html#threadsperchild">ThreadsPerChild</a></li><li><a href="mpm_common.html#user">User</a></li></ul><hr/><h3 align="center">Apache HTTP Server Version 2.0</h3><a href="./"><img src="/images/index.gif" alt="Index"/></a><a href="../"><img src="/images/home.gif" alt="Home"/></a></blockquote></body></html>