Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 15:29:05 -0400 From: David Banning <david+dated+1119209345.99f472@skytracker.ca> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: httpd and memory usage Message-ID: <20050614192905.GB65187@skytracker.ca> In-Reply-To: <20050614160407.GA4819@voi.aagh.net> References: <20050611142103.GA77709@skytracker.ca> <20050614160407.GA4819@voi.aagh.net>
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> Moving things like mod_php and mod_perl stuff to FastCGI avoids each > httpd having a copy of the interpreter and its various data structures > each, and segments the memory of the interpreters outside httpd so it's > easier to see what's using the memory; you'll have fewer copies running > too, since the static:dynamic request ratio isn't normally 1:1. > > Commenting out unused modules in httpd.conf will save some memory. > > You might also consider switching to something like lighttpd, which uses > a single process that's generally about 1/3 the size of an equivilent > httpd process. I like these ideas. Thanks. What is the downside, if any, to using lighttpd? Is it difficult to configure?
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