[PLUG] reducing apache memory usage

[Brent Rieck]

Keith Lofstrom wrote:
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> MaxRequestsPerChild  100
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> Does this look reasonable?

I can't speak to slimming apache down but I would consider increasing 
MaxRequestsPerChild to its former value as it controls the number of 
requests each child handles until it gets killed and a new one started. 
  Unless you have a memory leak a value of 1000 is reasonable, though if 
you have a memory leak setting MaxRequestsPerChild to a low number is 
treating the symptom not the problem, but you probably knew that.

There are a few httpds (thttpd, lighttpd, others probably) that are 
smaller than apache and may fit your needs.

--Brent