Resolved lots of Apache2 restart Processes: "/usr/sbin/apache2 -k start"

[mdde]

Hi,

what can that be?
I have a lot of apache2 start Processes...

 # service apache2 status -l
● apache2.service - LSB: Apache2 web server
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/apache2.service; enabled)
  Drop-In: /lib/systemd/system/apache2.service.d
           └─forking.conf, limit_nofile.conf
   Active: active (running) since Tue 2017-09-05 09:06:24 CEST; 13min ago
   CGroup: /system.slice/apache2.service
           ├─11116 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
           ├─11119 /opt/psa/admin/sbin/pipelog 443
           ├─11120 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
           ├─11121 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
           ├─11122 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
           ├─11123 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
           ├─11124 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
           ├─11125 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
           ├─11126 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
           ├─11130 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
           ├─11181 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
           ├─11182 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
           ├─11187 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
           ├─11188 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
           ├─11189 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
           ├─11190 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
           ├─11197 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
           ├─11209 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
           ├─11210 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
           ├─11277 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
           ├─11283 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
           ├─11284 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
           ├─11551 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
           ├─11573 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
           ├─12747 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
           ├─12794 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
           ├─12795 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
           └─23062 /usr/bin/php5-cgi -c /etc/psa-webmail/roundcube/php.ini

Sep 05 09:06:24 HOSTNAME apache2[10954]: Starting web server: apache2.
Sep 05 09:06:24 HOSTNAME systemd[1]: Started LSB: Apache2 web server.

 

[UFHH01]

Hi daanse,

pls. check your apache - configuration, as it is totally up to the server administrator, how he/she configured

StartServers           XX
MinSpareServers        XX
MaxSpareServers        XX

 

[mdde]

Hi @UFHH01 ,

thank you.
I have inserted following last month i think..

<IfModule mpm_prefork_module>
StartServers 5
MinSpareServers 10
MaxSpareServers 75
MaxClients 256
MaxRequestsPerChild 10000
</IfModule>

# worker MPM
<IfModule mpm_worker_module>
StartServers 5
MaxClients 256
MinSpareThreads 10
MaxSpareThreads 75
ThreadsPerChild 25
MaxRequestsPerChild 10000
</IfModule>

<IfModule prefork.c>
StartServers           5
MinSpareServers        10
MaxSpareServers       75
MaxClients            256
MaxRequestsPerChild 10000
</IfModule>

 

[UFHH01]

Hi daanse,

in this case, all is fine and within your configured limits.