This article describes the basic configuration items for Apache.
Apache configuration files
Apache configuration files have different file names and installation locations depending on the operating system.
CentOS・RHEL・Fedora | /etc/httpd/conf/ |
SUSE・Debian・MacOS | /etc/apache2/ |
Installation location | /usr/local/apache2/conf/ |
The configuration files can likely be found in each of the directories above. If not, you can find it by using the find command.
Apache Directives
Directives are used to give instructions, specifications, etc. to a program.
Settings can be added or edited by writing special instructions in the file.
When building a server, directives to be modified include
Directive name | Configuration details |
Timeout | Number of seconds from receipt of a request to completion of processing |
KeepAlive | Enable/disable multiple request processing for a single TCP connection |
MaxKeepAliveRequests | Maximum number of requests per TCP connection when KeepAlive is enabled |
KeepAliveTimeout | Maximum latency for a single TCP connection when KeepAlive is enabled |
Options | Configure available functions for directories |
Directives regarding processes launched by other Apache processes are listed below.
Directive name | Configuration details |
StartServers | Number of child processes spawned at startup |
MinSpareServers | Minimum number of child processes to wait |
MaxSpareServers | Maximum number of child processes to wait |
MaxClients | Upper limits number of child processes to be created |
MaxRequestsPerChild | Number of requests that the child process can handle |
The settings for child processes should be checked when the server load is high.
The load can also be reduced by changing the value by considering Web access conditions and server processing performance.
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